Package opennlp.tools.entitylinker

Class LinkedSpan<T extends BaseLink>

java.lang.Object

opennlp.tools.util.Span

opennlp.tools.entitylinker.LinkedSpan<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The generic type that specializes a BaseLink.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<Span>

public class LinkedSpan<T extends BaseLink>
extends Span

A default, extended Span that holds additional information about a Span.

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries, int s, int e)	Initializes a new LinkedSpan.
LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries, int s, int e, String type)	Initializes a new LinkedSpan.
LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries, int s, int e, String type, double prob)	Initializes a new LinkedSpan.
LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries, Span span, int offset)	Initializes a new LinkedSpan via an existing Span which is shifted by the specified offset.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
ArrayList<T>	getLinkedEntries()
String	getSearchTerm()
int	getSentenceid()
int	hashCode()
void	setLinkedEntries(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries)
void	setSearchTerm(String searchTerm)
void	setSentenceid(int sentenceid)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class opennlp.tools.util.Span

compareTo, contains, contains, crosses, getCoveredText, getEnd, getProb, getStart, getType, intersects, length, spansToStrings, spansToStrings, startsWith, trim

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

LinkedSpan

public LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries,
 int s,
 int e,
 String type)

Initializes a new LinkedSpan. Sets the prob to 0 as default.

Parameters:

linkedEntries - The n best linked entries from an external data source.

s - The start position of a Span. Must be equal to or greater than 0. Must not be greater than e.

e - The end position of a Span, which is +1 more than the last element in the span. Must be equal to or greater than 0.

type - The type of the span.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if given parameters are invalid.

LinkedSpan

public LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries,
 int s,
 int e,
 String type,
 double prob)

Initializes a new LinkedSpan.

Parameters:

linkedEntries - The n best linked entries from an external data source.

s - The start position of a Span. Must be equal to or greater than 0. Must not be greater than e.

e - The end position of a Span, which is +1 more than the last element in the span. Must be equal to or greater than 0.

type - The type of the span.

prob - The probability of the Span.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if given parameters are invalid.

LinkedSpan

public LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries,
 int s,
 int e)

Initializes a new LinkedSpan.

Parameters:

linkedEntries - The n best linked entries from an external data source.

s - The start position of a Span. Must be equal to or greater than 0. Must not be greater than e.

e - The end position of a Span, which is +1 more than the last element in the span. Must be equal to or greater than 0.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if given parameters are invalid.

LinkedSpan

public LinkedSpan(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries,
 Span span,
 int offset)

Initializes a new LinkedSpan via an existing Span which is shifted by the specified offset.

Parameters:

linkedEntries - The n best linked entries from an external data source.

span - The existing Span.

offset - The positive or negative shift offset.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Thrown if given parameters are invalid.

Method Details

getLinkedEntries

public ArrayList<T> getLinkedEntries()

Returns:

Retrieves the n best linked entries from an external data source. For instance, this will hold gazetteer entries for a search into a geonames gazetteer.

setLinkedEntries

public void setLinkedEntries(ArrayList<T> linkedEntries)

Parameters:

linkedEntries - The n best linked entries from an external data source. For instance, this will hold gazetteer entries for a search into a geonames gazetteer.

getSentenceid

public int getSentenceid()

Returns:

Retrieves the id or index of the sentence from which this span was extracted.

setSentenceid

public void setSentenceid(int sentenceid)

Parameters:

sentenceid - The id or index of the sentence from which this span was extracted.

getSearchTerm

public String getSearchTerm()

Returns:

Retrieves the search term that was used to link this span to an external data source.

setSearchTerm

public void setSearchTerm(String searchTerm)

Parameters:

searchTerm - The search term that is used to link this span to an external data source.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Span

Returns:

A human-readable representation of this Span.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Span

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Span