gov.nih.nlm.nls.tc.Jdi
Class Contractions

java.lang.Object
  gov.nih.nlm.nls.tc.Jdi.Contractions

public class Contractions
extends java.lang.Object

This class is to read contractions and expansion from a flat file.

History:

Version:

V-2011

Author:

NLM Lexical Systems Group

Constructor Summary

Contractions(java.lang.String inFile)
Create the Contractions list object by specifying the input file.

Contractions(java.lang.String inFile, boolean verbose)
Create the Contractions list object by specifying the input file.

Method Summary

java.util.Hashtable<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	GetContractions() Get the collection object (in hashtable) of contractions with key in contractions and value in expansions.
java.lang.String	GetExpansion(java.lang.String contractionStr) Get the expansion by specifying the contractions.
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Contractions

public Contractions(java.lang.String inFile)

Create the Contractions list object by specifying the input file.

Parameters:

inFile - file name of contractions (contractions.txt)

Contractions

public Contractions(java.lang.String inFile,
                    boolean verbose)

Create the Contractions list object by specifying the input file.

Parameters:

inFile - file name of contractions (contractions.txt)

verbose - flag of verbose on reading input file

Method Detail

GetContractions

public java.util.Hashtable<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> GetContractions()

Get the collection object (in hashtable) of contractions with key in contractions and value in expansions.

Returns:

a hashtable of all contractions with key in contractions and value in expansions.

GetExpansion

public java.lang.String GetExpansion(java.lang.String contractionStr)

Get the expansion by specifying the contractions.

Parameters:

contractionStr - contraction in string

Returns:

expansions

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)