Class POS

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable

    public final class POS
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements java.io.Serializable
    Instances of this class enumerate the possible major syntactic categories, or Part's Of Speech. Each POS has a human-readable label that can be used to print it, and a key by which it can be looked up.
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Modifier Constructor Description
      private POS​(java.lang.String label, java.lang.String key)  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)
      An instance of POS is equal to another iff they're underlying keys are equal.
      static java.util.List getAllPOS()  
      java.lang.String getKey()
      Gets the key for this POS.
      java.lang.String getLabel()
      Return a label intended for textual presentation.
      static POS getPOSForKey​(java.lang.String key)
      Return the POS whose key matches key, or null if the key does not match any POS.
      static POS getPOSForLabel​(java.lang.String label)
      Return the POS whose key matches label, or null if the label does not match any POS.
      int hashCode()
      Returns the underlying pos key's hashcode.
      java.lang.String toString()  
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • NOUN

        public static final POS NOUN
      • VERB

        public static final POS VERB
      • ADJECTIVE

        public static final POS ADJECTIVE
      • ADVERB

        public static final POS ADVERB
      • ALL_POS

        private static final java.util.List ALL_POS
      • _cachedToString

        private transient java.lang.String _cachedToString
    • Constructor Detail

      • POS

        private POS​(java.lang.String label,
                    java.lang.String key)
    • Method Detail

      • getAllPOS

        public static java.util.List getAllPOS()
      • getPOSForLabel

        public static POS getPOSForLabel​(java.lang.String label)
        Return the POS whose key matches label, or null if the label does not match any POS.
      • getPOSForKey

        public static POS getPOSForKey​(java.lang.String key)
        Return the POS whose key matches key, or null if the key does not match any POS.
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
      • hashCode

        public int hashCode()
        Returns the underlying pos key's hashcode.
        Overrides:
        hashCode in class java.lang.Object
        Returns:
        key hash code
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(java.lang.Object obj)
        An instance of POS is equal to another iff they're underlying keys are equal.
        Overrides:
        equals in class java.lang.Object
        Parameters:
        obj - the comparison object
        Returns:
        true if keys equal
      • getLabel

        public java.lang.String getLabel()
        Return a label intended for textual presentation.
      • getKey

        public java.lang.String getKey()
        Gets the key for this POS.
        Returns:
        key