Package net.didion.jwnl.data

Class Word

java.lang.Object
net.didion.jwnl.data.PointerTarget
net.didion.jwnl.data.Word
All Implemented Interfaces:
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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  • Field Details

    • serialVersionUID

      private static final long serialVersionUID
      The serialization id.
      See Also:

    • _synset

      private Synset _synset
      The Synset to which this word belongs.

    • _index

      private int _index
      This word's index within the synset.

    • _lemma

      private String _lemma
      The string representation of the word.

    • lexId

      protected int lexId
      The lexicographer id that identifies this lemma.

    • _cachedToString

      private transient String _cachedToString

  • Constructor Details

    • Word

      public Word(Synset synset, int index, 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 Details

    • getLexId

      public int getLexId()

    • setLexId

      public void setLexId(int lexId)

    • equals

      public boolean equals(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 Object

    • toString

      public 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 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