org.eml.sir.util
Class WordSelector

java.lang.Object
  org.eml.sir.util.WordSelector

public class WordSelector

extends java.lang.Object

Tokenizes user's input and creates a TreeTagger instances to obtain POS

Author:

Kostadin Cholakov

Field Summary

static java.lang.Character	CONT
static java.lang.String	DELIM
static java.lang.Character	NOUN

Constructor Summary

WordSelector(java.lang.String input)
Creates an instance of WordSelector and tokenizes user's input

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getContentWords() Returns content words (nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs) which are used for extended boolean information retreival
java.util.ArrayList	getNounList() Returns an ArrayList containing nouns which is used for semantic information retreival
java.lang.String	getNouns() Returns nouns which are used for extended boolean information retreival

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

NOUN

public static final java.lang.Character NOUN

CONT

public static final java.lang.Character CONT

DELIM

public static final java.lang.String DELIM

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

WordSelector

public WordSelector(java.lang.String input)

Creates an instance of WordSelector and tokenizes user's input

Parameters:

input - user's input to be tokenized

Method Detail

getNounList

public java.util.ArrayList getNounList()

Returns an ArrayList containing nouns which is used for semantic information retreival

Returns:

the ArrayList with nouns

getNouns

public java.lang.String getNouns()

Returns nouns which are used for extended boolean information retreival

Returns:

the nouns to be used

getContentWords

public java.lang.String getContentWords()

Returns content words (nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs) which are used for extended boolean information retreival

Returns:

the content words to be used