Package opennlp.tools.namefind

Class BilouCodec

java.lang.Object

opennlp.tools.namefind.BilouCodec

All Implemented Interfaces:

SequenceCodec<String>

public class BilouCodec
extends Object
implements SequenceCodec<String>

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static String	CONTINUE
static String	LAST
static String	OTHER
static String	START
static String	UNIT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
BilouCodec()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	areOutcomesCompatible(String[] outcomes)	B requires CL or L C requires BL L requires B O requires any valid combo/unit U requires none
SequenceValidator<String>	createSequenceValidator()	Creates a sequence validator which can validate a sequence of outcomes.
Span[]	decode(List<String> c)	Decodes a sequence T objects into Span objects.
String[]	encode(Span[] names, int length)	Encodes Span objects into a sequence of T objects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

START

public static final String START

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Constant Field Values

CONTINUE

public static final String CONTINUE

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Constant Field Values

LAST

public static final String LAST

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Constant Field Values

UNIT

public static final String UNIT

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OTHER

public static final String OTHER

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

BilouCodec

public BilouCodec()

Method Detail

decode

public Span[] decode(List<String> c)

Description copied from interface: SequenceCodec

Decodes a sequence T objects into Span objects.

Specified by:

decode in interface SequenceCodec<String>

Returns:

encode

public String[] encode(Span[] names,
                       int length)

Description copied from interface: SequenceCodec

Encodes Span objects into a sequence of T objects.

Specified by:

encode in interface SequenceCodec<String>

Returns:

createSequenceValidator

public SequenceValidator<String> createSequenceValidator()

Description copied from interface: SequenceCodec

Creates a sequence validator which can validate a sequence of outcomes.

Specified by:

createSequenceValidator in interface SequenceCodec<String>

Returns:

areOutcomesCompatible

public boolean areOutcomesCompatible(String[] outcomes)

B requires CL or L C requires BL L requires B O requires any valid combo/unit U requires none

Specified by:

areOutcomesCompatible in interface SequenceCodec<String>

Parameters:

outcomes - all possible model outcomes

Returns:

true, if model outcomes are compatible