Parser (Apache OpenNLP Tools 2.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBottomUpParser, Parser, Parser
```
public interface Parser
```
Defines common methods for full-syntactic parsers.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Parse`	`parse(Parse tokens)`	Returns a `Parse` for the specified `Parse` of `tokens`.
`Parse[]`	`parse(Parse tokens, int numParses)`	Returns the specified number of parses or fewer for the specified tokens.

- Method Detail
  - parse
```
Parse[] parse(Parse tokens,
              int numParses)
```
    Returns the specified number of parses or fewer for the specified tokens.
    Note: The nodes within the returned parses are shared with other parses and therefore their parent node references will not be consistent with their child node reference.
    Parse.setParent(Parse) can be used to make the parents consistent with a particular parse, but subsequent calls to setParents can invalidate the results of earlier calls.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tokens - A Parse containing the tokens with a single parent node.
    
    numParses - The number of parses desired.
    
    Returns:
    
    the specified number of parses for the specified tokens.
  - parse
```
Parse parse(Parse tokens)
```
    Returns a Parse for the specified Parse of tokens.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tokens - The root node of a flat parse containing only tokens.
    
    Returns:
    
    A full parse of the specified tokens or the flat chunks of the tokens if a full parse could not be found.