simplenlg.features

Enum NumberAgreement

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<NumberAgreement>

simplenlg.features.NumberAgreement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<NumberAgreement>

public enum NumberAgreement
extends Enum<NumberAgreement>

An enumeration representing the different types of number agreement. The number agreement is recorded in the Feature.NUMBER feature and applies to nouns and verbs, and their associated phrases.

Version:

4.0

Author:

A. Gatt and D. Westwater, University of Aberdeen.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
BOTH This represents words that have the same form regardless of whether they are singular or plural.
PLURAL This represents verbs and nouns that are written in the plural.
SINGULAR This represents verbs and nouns that are written in the singular.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static NumberAgreement	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static NumberAgreement[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

BOTH

public static final NumberAgreement BOTH

This represents words that have the same form regardless of whether they are singular or plural. For example, sheep, fish.

PLURAL

public static final NumberAgreement PLURAL

This represents verbs and nouns that are written in the plural. For example, dogs as opposed to dog, and John and Simon kiss Mary.

SINGULAR

public static final NumberAgreement SINGULAR

This represents verbs and nouns that are written in the singular. For example, dog as opposed to dogs, and John kisses Mary.

Method Detail

values

public static NumberAgreement[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (NumberAgreement c : NumberAgreement.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static NumberAgreement valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null