opennlp.tools.dictionary.serializer

Class DictionarySerializer

java.lang.Object

opennlp.tools.dictionary.serializer.DictionarySerializer

public class DictionarySerializer
extends Object

This class is used by for reading and writing dictionaries of all kinds.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DictionarySerializer()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static boolean	create(InputStream in, EntryInserter inserter) Creates Entrys from the given InputStream and forwards these Entrys to the EntryInserter.
static void	serialize(OutputStream out, Iterator<Entry> entries) Deprecated. Use serialize(java.io.OutputStream, java.util.Iterator, boolean) instead
static void	serialize(OutputStream out, Iterator<Entry> entries, boolean casesensitive) Serializes the given entries to the given OutputStream.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DictionarySerializer

public DictionarySerializer()

Method Detail

create

public static boolean create(InputStream in,
             EntryInserter inserter)
                      throws IOException,
                             InvalidFormatException

Creates Entrys from the given InputStream and forwards these Entrys to the EntryInserter. After creation is finished the provided InputStream is closed.

Parameters:

in - stream to read entries from

inserter - inserter to forward entries to

Returns:

isCaseSensitive attribute for Dictionary

Throws:

IOException

InvalidFormatException

serialize

@Deprecated
public static void serialize(OutputStream out,
                        Iterator<Entry> entries)
                      throws IOException

Deprecated. Use serialize(java.io.OutputStream, java.util.Iterator, boolean) instead

Serializes the given entries to the given OutputStream. After the serialization is finished the provided OutputStream remains open.

Parameters:

out - stream to serialize to

entries - entries to serialize

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs

serialize

public static void serialize(OutputStream out,
             Iterator<Entry> entries,
             boolean casesensitive)
                      throws IOException

Serializes the given entries to the given OutputStream. After the serialization is finished the provided OutputStream remains open.

Parameters:

out - stream to serialize to

entries - entries to serialize

casesensitive - indicates if the written dictionary should be case sensitive or case insensitive.

Throws:

IOException - If an I/O error occurs