edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.ner.ExpressiveFeatures

Class GazetteerTree

java.lang.Object

edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.ner.ExpressiveFeatures.GazetteerTree

public class GazetteerTree
extends Object

this is a class optimized to match an expression that may be a word or a phrase. It is a THashSet on the outside, but every match entry is an object that may indicate a match, or may require additional matches down the tree.

Author:

redman

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	GazetteerTree.StringSplitterInterface instances of this interface can be passed in to control how strings are split.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	match(NEWord word) return true if a match is found.
String	toString() to string prints a representation of every string contained in the gazetteer.
void	trimToSize() trim off excess size dead space.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

to string prints a representation of every string contained in the gazetteer.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of the gazetteer.

match

public final void match(NEWord word)

return true if a match is found.

Parameters:

word - the token to match.

trimToSize

public final void trimToSize()

trim off excess size dead space.