Package net.didion.jwnl.data

Class Word

java.lang.Object

net.didion.jwnl.data.PointerTarget

net.didion.jwnl.data.Word

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Adjective, Verb

public class Word
extends PointerTarget

A Word represents the lexical information related to a specific sense of an IndexWord. Word's are linked by Pointers into a network of lexically related words. getTargets retrieves the targets of these links, and getPointers retrieves the pointers themselves.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
private java.lang.String	_cachedToString
private int	_index	This word's index within the synset.
private java.lang.String	_lemma	The string representation of the word.
private Synset	_synset	The Synset to which this word belongs.
protected int	lexId	The lexicographer id that identifies this lemma.
private static long	serialVersionUID	The serialization id.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Word(Synset synset, int index, java.lang.String lemma)	Constructs a word tied to a synset, it's position within the synset, and the lemma.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object)	Two words are equal if their parent Synsets are equal and they have the same index
int	getIndex()	Gets the index of this word.
java.lang.String	getLemma()	Gets the lemma of this word.
int	getLexId()
Pointer[]	getPointers()	returns all the pointers of the synset that contains this word whose source is this word
POS	getPOS()	Gets the part of speech of this word.
Synset	getSynset()	Gets the synset associated with this word.
int	hashCode()
void	setLexId(int lexId)
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class net.didion.jwnl.data.PointerTarget

getPointers, getTargets, getTargets

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

The serialization id.

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Constant Field Values

_synset

private Synset _synset

The Synset to which this word belongs.

_index

private int _index

This word's index within the synset.

_lemma

private java.lang.String _lemma

The string representation of the word.

lexId

protected int lexId

The lexicographer id that identifies this lemma.

_cachedToString

private transient java.lang.String _cachedToString

Constructor Detail

Word

public Word(Synset synset,
            int index,
            java.lang.String lemma)

Constructs a word tied to a synset, it's position within the synset, and the lemma.

Parameters:

synset - - the synset this word is contained in

index - - the position of the word in the synset (usage)

lemma - - the lemma of this word

Method Detail

getLexId

public int getLexId()

setLexId

public void setLexId(int lexId)

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object object)

Two words are equal if their parent Synsets are equal and they have the same index

Overrides:

equals in class PointerTarget

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Specified by:

toString in class PointerTarget

getSynset

public Synset getSynset()

Gets the synset associated with this word.

Returns:

synset

getPOS

public POS getPOS()

Gets the part of speech of this word.

Specified by:

getPOS in class PointerTarget

Returns:

part of speech

getIndex

public int getIndex()

Gets the index of this word.

Returns:

index

getLemma

public java.lang.String getLemma()

Gets the lemma of this word.

Returns:

lemma

getPointers

public Pointer[] getPointers()

returns all the pointers of the synset that contains this word whose source is this word

Specified by:

getPointers in class PointerTarget