edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.features
Class StringTools

java.lang.Object
  edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp.lbj.coref.features.StringTools

public class StringTools
extends java.lang.Object

A collection of tools related to strings.

Constructor Summary

StringTools()

Method Summary

static java.util.Set<java.lang.String>	getCapitalizedWords(Mention m, boolean useHead) Gets the set of capitalized words.
static java.lang.String	getLCText(Mention m, boolean useHead) Gets the lowercased text of a mention.
static java.lang.String	getText(Mention m, boolean useHead, boolean lowercase) Gets the text of a mention.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StringTools

public StringTools()

Method Detail

getCapitalizedWords

public static java.util.Set<java.lang.String> getCapitalizedWords(Mention m,
                                                                  boolean useHead)

Gets the set of capitalized words.

Parameters:

m - The mention whose words will be retrieved.

useHead - Whether words come from the head or extent.

Returns:

The set of words that begin with a capital letter.

getLCText

public static java.lang.String getLCText(Mention m,
                                         boolean useHead)

Gets the lowercased text of a mention.

Parameters:

m - The mention whose text to get.

useHead - Whether to get the head text or the extent text.

Returns:

the lowercased text of the mention.

getText

public static java.lang.String getText(Mention m,
                                       boolean useHead,
                                       boolean lowercase)

Gets the text of a mention.

Parameters:

m - The mention whose text to get.

useHead - Whether to get the head text or the extent text.

lowercase - Whether to lowercase the text.

Returns:

the text of the mention.