edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.decoders
Class ChunkDecoder

java.lang.Object
  edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.decoders.DecoderWithOptions<ChunkSolution>
      edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.decoders.ChunkDecoder

All Implemented Interfaces:

SolutionDecoder<ChunkSolution>

Direct Known Subclasses:

BIODecoder

public abstract class ChunkDecoder
extends DecoderWithOptions<ChunkSolution>

A decoder that translates a document to a ChunkSolution.

Author:

Eric Bengtson

Field Summary

protected LBJ2.classify.Classifier

m_classifier

Fields inherited from class edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.decoders.DecoderWithOptions

m_options, m_train

Constructor Summary

ChunkDecoder()
Constructs a chunk decoder that does not use a classifier.

ChunkDecoder(LBJ2.classify.Classifier classifier)
Constructor for use when a Classifier is used in the decoding process.

Method Summary

abstract ChunkSolution

decode(Doc doc) Translates a document into a set of chunks represented by a ChunkSolution, generally by applying a given classifier.

Methods inherited from class edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.decoders.DecoderWithOptions

getBooleanOption, getOption, getRealOption, processOption, setOption, setOption, setOption, setTrain

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

m_classifier

protected LBJ2.classify.Classifier m_classifier

Constructor Detail

ChunkDecoder

public ChunkDecoder()

Constructs a chunk decoder that does not use a classifier. The decode method may throw a NullPointerException if the classifier is not set and is accessed.

ChunkDecoder

public ChunkDecoder(LBJ2.classify.Classifier classifier)

Constructor for use when a Classifier is used in the decoding process.

Parameters:

classifier - The classifier.

Method Detail

decode

public abstract ChunkSolution decode(Doc doc)

Translates a document into a set of chunks represented by a ChunkSolution, generally by applying a given classifier.

Specified by:

decode in interface SolutionDecoder<ChunkSolution>

Specified by:

decode in class DecoderWithOptions<ChunkSolution>

Parameters:

doc - A document.

Returns:

A ChunkSolution representing a set of chunks.