opennlp.tools.util

Class ParagraphStream

java.lang.Object

opennlp.tools.util.FilterObjectStream<String,String>

opennlp.tools.util.ParagraphStream

All Implemented Interfaces:

AutoCloseable, ObjectStream<String>

public class ParagraphStream
extends FilterObjectStream<String,String>

Stream filter which merges text lines into paragraphs. The boundary of paragraph is defined by an empty text line. If the last paragraph in the stream is not terminated by an empty line the left over is assumed to be a paragraph.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ParagraphStream(ObjectStream<String> lineStream)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	read() Returns the next object.

Methods inherited from class opennlp.tools.util.FilterObjectStream

close, reset

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ParagraphStream

public ParagraphStream(ObjectStream<String> lineStream)

Method Detail

read

public String read()
            throws IOException

Description copied from interface: ObjectStream

Returns the next object. Calling this method repeatedly until it returns null will return each object from the underlying source exactly once.

Returns:

the next object or null to signal that the stream is exhausted

Throws:

IOException - if there is an error during reading