Uses of Class
simplenlg.framework.LexicalCategory

Packages that use LexicalCategory

Package	Description
simplenlg.framework
simplenlg.lexicon

Uses of LexicalCategory in simplenlg.framework

Methods in simplenlg.framework that return LexicalCategory

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

Methods in simplenlg.framework with parameters of type LexicalCategory

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
NLGElement	NLGFactory.createInflectedWord(Object word, LexicalCategory category) Create an inflected word element.
NLGElement	NLGFactory.createNLGElement(Object element, LexicalCategory category) this method creates an NLGElement from an object If object is null, return null If the object is already an NLGElement, it is returned unchanged Exception: if it is an InflectedWordElement, return underlying WordElement If it is a String which matches a lexicon entry or pronoun, the relevant WordElement is returned If it is a different String, a wordElement is created if the string is a single word Otherwise a StringElement is returned Otherwise throw an exception
NLGElement	NLGFactory.createWord(Object word, LexicalCategory category) Creates a new element representing a word.

Constructors in simplenlg.framework with parameters of type LexicalCategory

Constructor and Description
InflectedWordElement(String word, LexicalCategory category) Constructs a new inflected word using the giving word as the base form.
WordElement(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category) create a WordElement with the specified baseForm and category
WordElement(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category, String id) create a WordElement with the specified baseForm, category, ID

Uses of LexicalCategory in simplenlg.lexicon

Methods in simplenlg.lexicon with parameters of type LexicalCategory

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected WordElement	Lexicon.createWord(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category) create a default WordElement.
WordElement	Lexicon.getWord(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category) get a WordElement which has the specified base form and category
WordElement	Lexicon.getWordFromVariant(String variant, LexicalCategory category) returns a WordElement which has the specified inflected form and/or spelling variant that matches the specified variant, of the specified category
List<WordElement>	NIHDBLexicon.getWords(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category)
abstract List<WordElement>	Lexicon.getWords(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category) returns all Words which have the specified base form and category
List<WordElement>	MultipleLexicon.getWords(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category)
List<WordElement>	XMLLexicon.getWords(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category)
List<WordElement>	NIHDBLexicon.getWordsFromVariant(String variant, LexicalCategory category)
abstract List<WordElement>	Lexicon.getWordsFromVariant(String variant, LexicalCategory category) returns Words which have an inflected form and/or spelling variant that matches the specified variant, and are in the specified category.
List<WordElement>	MultipleLexicon.getWordsFromVariant(String variant, LexicalCategory category)
List<WordElement>	XMLLexicon.getWordsFromVariant(String variant, LexicalCategory category)
boolean	Lexicon.hasWord(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category) return true if the lexicon contains a WordElement which has the specified base form and category
boolean	Lexicon.hasWordFromVariant(String variant, LexicalCategory category) return true if the lexicon contains a WordElement which matches the specified variant form and category
WordElement	Lexicon.lookupWord(String baseForm, LexicalCategory category) General word lookup method, tries base form, variant, ID (in this order) Creates new word if can't find existing word