Package opennlp.tools.dictionary.serializer

Class Attributes

java.lang.Object

opennlp.tools.dictionary.serializer.Attributes

public class Attributes
extends Object

The Attributes class stores name value pairs.

Problem: If a HashMap is used storing name-value pairs this results in a very high memory footprint, replace it.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Attributes()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getValue(String key)	Retrieves the value for the given key or null if attribute it not set.
Iterator<String>	iterator()	Iterates over the keys.
void	setValue(String key, String value)	Sets a key/value pair.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

Attributes

public Attributes()

Method Details

getValue

public String getValue(String key)

Retrieves the value for the given key or null if attribute it not set.

Parameters:

key - The key to get the desired value for.

Returns:

The value for the given key or null

setValue

public void setValue(String key,
 String value)

Sets a key/value pair.

Parameters:

key - The key that uniquely identifies the specified value. Must not be null.

value - The value that shall be retrievable via its key. Must not be null.

iterator

public Iterator<String> iterator()

Iterates over the keys.

Returns:

Retrieves a key-based Iterator.