Package opennlp.tools.namefind

Class RegexNameFinder

java.lang.Object

opennlp.tools.namefind.RegexNameFinder

All Implemented Interfaces:

TokenNameFinder

public final class RegexNameFinder
extends Object
implements TokenNameFinder

A TokenNameFinder implementation based on a series of regular expressions.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RegexNameFinder(Map<String,Pattern[]> regexMap)	Initializes a RegexNameFinder instance.
RegexNameFinder(Pattern[] patterns)	Deprecated. Use constructor RegexNameFinder(Pattern[], String) for single types, and/or constructor RegexNameFinder(Map) instead.
RegexNameFinder(Pattern[] patterns, String type)	Initializes a RegexNameFinder instance.

Method Summary

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 text)	Finds spans with character indices, rather than word.
Span[]	find(String[] tokens)	Generates name tags for the given sequence, typically a sentence, returning token spans for any identified names.
Pattern[]	getMatchingPatterns()
String	getSpanType()
void	setMatchingPatterns(Pattern[] mPatterns)
void	setSpanType(String sType)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RegexNameFinder

public RegexNameFinder(Map<String,Pattern[]> regexMap)

Initializes a RegexNameFinder instance.

Parameters:

regexMap - A Map where the key is a type, and the value is a Pattern. Must not be null.

RegexNameFinder

public RegexNameFinder(Pattern[] patterns,
                       String type)

Initializes a RegexNameFinder instance.

Parameters:

patterns - The patterns to use. Must not be null and not be empty.

type - The type to use.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if patterns were null or empty.

RegexNameFinder

@Deprecated
public RegexNameFinder(Pattern[] patterns)

Deprecated.

Use constructor RegexNameFinder(Pattern[], String) for single types, and/or constructor RegexNameFinder(Map) instead.

Initializes a RegexNameFinder instance.

Parameters:

patterns - The patterns to use. Must not be null and not be empty.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if patterns were null or empty.

Method Detail

find

public Span[] find(String[] tokens)

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:

tokens - An array of the tokens or words of the sequence, typically a sentence.

Returns:

An array of spans for each of the names identified.

find

public Span[] find(String text)

Finds spans with character indices, rather than word.

Parameters:

text - The text to use.

Returns:

A Span representing the annotations.

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.

Note: This method should typically be called at the end of the processing of a document.

Specified by:

clearAdaptiveData in interface TokenNameFinder

getMatchingPatterns

public Pattern[] getMatchingPatterns()

Returns:

Retrieves the matching patterns used.

setMatchingPatterns

public void setMatchingPatterns(Pattern[] mPatterns)

Parameters:

mPatterns - The matching patterns to be set.

getSpanType

public String getSpanType()

Returns:

Retrieves the Span type used.

setSpanType

public void setSpanType(String sType)

Parameters:

sType - Sets a (different) Span type.