edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.ner.ExpressiveFeatures

Class GazetteersFactory

java.lang.Object

edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.ner.ExpressiveFeatures.GazetteersFactory

public class GazetteersFactory
extends Object

This singleton class contains all the gazetteer data and dictionaries. Can only be accessed via the get() method all constructors are private.

Author:

redman

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
GazetteersFactory()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static Gazetteers	get() This method should never be called before init, or the gazetteer will not be initialized.
static void	init(int maxPhraseLength, String path, boolean flatgazetteers) Initialize the gazetteers.
static void	set(Gazetteers gaz)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GazetteersFactory

public GazetteersFactory()

Method Detail

init

public static void init(int maxPhraseLength,
                        String path,
                        boolean flatgazetteers)
                 throws IOException

Initialize the gazetteers. This method requires some exception handling, so the initialization is separated from the fetching.

Parameters:

path - path to the gaz files.

Throws:

IOException

get

public static Gazetteers get()

This method should never be called before init, or the gazetteer will not be initialized.

Returns:

the singleton instance of the Gazetteers class.

set

public static void set(Gazetteers gaz)