DictionaryNameFinder (Apache OpenNLP Tools 2.1.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- opennlp.tools.namefind.DictionaryNameFinder

All Implemented Interfaces:

TokenNameFinder
```
public class DictionaryNameFinder
extends Object
implements TokenNameFinder
```
This is a dictionary based name finder, it scans text for names inside a dictionary.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`DictionaryNameFinder(Dictionary dictionary)`	Initializes the current instance with the provided dictionary.
`DictionaryNameFinder(Dictionary dictionary, String type)`	Initialized the current instance with he provided dictionary and a type.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clearAdaptiveData()`	Forgets all adaptive data which was collected during previous calls to one of the find methods.
`Span[]`	`find(String[] textTokenized)`	Generates name tags for the given sequence, typically a sentence, returning token spans for any identified names.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DictionaryNameFinder
```
public DictionaryNameFinder(Dictionary dictionary,
                            String type)
```
    Initialized the current instance with he provided dictionary and a type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dictionary -
    
    type - the name type used for the produced spans
  - DictionaryNameFinder
```
public DictionaryNameFinder(Dictionary dictionary)
```
    Initializes the current instance with the provided dictionary.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dictionary -
- Method Detail
  - find
```
public Span[] find(String[] textTokenized)
```
    Description copied from interface: TokenNameFinder
    
    Generates name tags for the given sequence, typically a sentence, returning token spans for any identified names.
    
    Specified by:
    
    find in interface TokenNameFinder
    
    Parameters:
    
    textTokenized - an array of the tokens or words of the sequence, typically a sentence.
    
    Returns:
    
    an array of spans for each of the names identified.
  - clearAdaptiveData
```
public void clearAdaptiveData()
```
    Description copied from interface: TokenNameFinder
    
    Forgets all adaptive data which was collected during previous calls to one of the find methods. This method is typical called at the end of a document.
    
    Specified by:
    
    clearAdaptiveData in interface TokenNameFinder