org.eml.sir.gn
Class Synset

java.lang.Object
  org.eml.sir.gn.Synset

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

public class Synset

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.lang.Comparable, java.io.Serializable

Class representing a synset.

Version:

0.3

Author:

Hendrik Niederlich (EML-R)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Synset()
Create a new instance of Synset.

Method Summary

boolean	addAssociation(Synset association) Add a association to the list of associations of this Synset.
boolean	addCausation(Synset causation) Add a causation to the list of causations of this Synset.
boolean	addEntailment(Synset entailment) Add a entailment to the list of entailments of this Synset.
boolean	addHolonym(Synset holonym) Add a holonym to the list of holonyms of this Synset.
boolean	addHyperonym(Synset hyperonym) Add a hyperonym to the list of hyperonyms of this Synset.
boolean	addHyponym(Synset hyponym) Add a hyponym to the list of hyponyms of this Synset.
boolean	addMeronym(Synset meronym) Add a meronym to the list of meronyms of this Synset.
boolean	addWordSense(WordSense wordsense) Add a WordSense to the list of WordSenses of this Synset.
int	compareTo(java.lang.Object otherSynset) Return a number representing the difference between this and an other synset.
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object otherSynset) Return wether this Synset is the same as the other one.
java.util.ArrayList	getAssociations() Get all associations of this Synset.
java.util.ArrayList	getCausations() Get all causations of this Synset.
java.util.ArrayList	getEntailments() Get Synsets that entail this Synset.
java.util.ArrayList	getHolonyms() Get all holonyms of this Synset.
java.util.ArrayList	getHyperonyms() Get all hyperonyms of this Synset.
java.util.ArrayList	getHyponyms() Get all hyponyms of this Synset.
java.util.ArrayList	getMeronyms() Get all meronyms of this Synset.
char	getPartOfSpeech() Return the part of speech of this Synset.
java.util.ArrayList	getWordSenses() Get all WordSenses that depend on this Synset.
void	printInfo() Prints a lot of information about this Synset in the standard output stream.
void	setAssociations(java.util.ArrayList associations) Set the associations of this Synset.
void	setCausations(java.util.ArrayList causations) Set the causations of this Synset.
void	setEntailments(java.util.ArrayList entailments) Set the Synsets that entail this Synset.
void	setHolonyms(java.util.ArrayList holonyms) Set the holonyms of this Synset.
void	setHyperonyms(java.util.ArrayList hyperonyms) Set the hyperonyms of this Synset.
void	setHyponyms(java.util.ArrayList hyponyms) Set the hyponyms of this Synset.
void	setMeronyms(java.util.ArrayList meronyms) Set the meronyms of this Synset.
void	setPartOfSpeech(char pos) Set the part of speech of this Synset.
void	setWordSenses(java.util.ArrayList wordSenses) Set the WordSenses that depend on this Synset.
java.lang.String	toAssociationsString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the hyperonyms of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toCausationsString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the causations of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toEntailmentsString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the entailments of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toHolonymsString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the holonyms of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toHyperonymsString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the hyperonyms of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toHyponymsString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the hyponyms of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toLexemeString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toMeronymsString() Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the meronyms of this Synset.
java.lang.String	toString() Return a string representation of this Synset.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Synset

public Synset()

Create a new instance of Synset.

Method Detail

getWordSenses

public java.util.ArrayList getWordSenses()

Get all WordSenses that depend on this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of WordSenses. Or null if no WordSenses exist.

setWordSenses

public void setWordSenses(java.util.ArrayList wordSenses)

Set the WordSenses that depend on this Synset.

Parameters:

wordSenses - An ArrayList of WordSenses.

addWordSense

public boolean addWordSense(WordSense wordsense)

Add a WordSense to the list of WordSenses of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the WordSense was successfull.

getHyperonyms

public java.util.ArrayList getHyperonyms()

Get all hyperonyms of this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of Synsets or null if this Synset has no hyperonym.

setHyperonyms

public void setHyperonyms(java.util.ArrayList hyperonyms)

Set the hyperonyms of this Synset.

Parameters:

hyperonyms - An ArrayList of Synsets.

addHyperonym

public boolean addHyperonym(Synset hyperonym)

Add a hyperonym to the list of hyperonyms of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the hyperonym was successfull.

getHyponyms

public java.util.ArrayList getHyponyms()

Get all hyponyms of this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of Synsets or null if this Synset has no hyponym.

setHyponyms

public void setHyponyms(java.util.ArrayList hyponyms)

Set the hyponyms of this Synset.

Parameters:

hyponyms - An ArrayList of Synsets.

addHyponym

public boolean addHyponym(Synset hyponym)

Add a hyponym to the list of hyponyms of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the hyponym was successfull.

getHolonyms

public java.util.ArrayList getHolonyms()

Get all holonyms of this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of Synsets or null if this Synset has no holonym.

setHolonyms

public void setHolonyms(java.util.ArrayList holonyms)

Set the holonyms of this Synset.

Parameters:

holonyms - An ArrayList of Synsets.

addHolonym

public boolean addHolonym(Synset holonym)

Add a holonym to the list of holonyms of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the holonym was successfull.

getMeronyms

public java.util.ArrayList getMeronyms()

Get all meronyms of this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of Synsets or null if this Synset has no meronym.

setMeronyms

public void setMeronyms(java.util.ArrayList meronyms)

Set the meronyms of this Synset.

Parameters:

meronyms - An ArrayList of Synsets.

addMeronym

public boolean addMeronym(Synset meronym)

Add a meronym to the list of meronyms of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the meronym was successfull.

getEntailments

public java.util.ArrayList getEntailments()

Get Synsets that entail this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of Synsets or null if this Synset has no entailment.

setEntailments

public void setEntailments(java.util.ArrayList entailments)

Set the Synsets that entail this Synset.

Parameters:

entailments - An ArrayList of Synsets.

addEntailment

public boolean addEntailment(Synset entailment)

Add a entailment to the list of entailments of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the entailment was successfull.

getCausations

public java.util.ArrayList getCausations()

Get all causations of this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of Synsets or null if this Synset has no causation.

setCausations

public void setCausations(java.util.ArrayList causations)

Set the causations of this Synset.

Parameters:

causations - An ArrayList of Synsets.

addCausation

public boolean addCausation(Synset causation)

Add a causation to the list of causations of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the causation was successfull.

getAssociations

public java.util.ArrayList getAssociations()

Get all associations of this Synset.

Returns:

An ArrayList of Synsets or null if this Synset has no association.

setAssociations

public void setAssociations(java.util.ArrayList associations)

Set the associations of this Synset.

Parameters:

associations - An ArrayList of Synsets.

addAssociation

public boolean addAssociation(Synset association)

Add a association to the list of associations of this Synset.

Returns:

Wether the addition of the association was successfull.

getPartOfSpeech

public char getPartOfSpeech()

Return the part of speech of this Synset.

Returns:

A char representing the part of speech. Use part of speech constants of the Constant class.

setPartOfSpeech

public void setPartOfSpeech(char pos)

Set the part of speech of this Synset.

Parameters:

pos - A char representing the part of speech. Use part of speech constants of the Constant class.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object otherSynset)

Return wether this Synset is the same as the other one. This is the case if they contain exactly the same WordSenses.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a string representation of this Synset.

toLexemeString

public java.lang.String toLexemeString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of this Synset.

toHyperonymsString

public java.lang.String toHyperonymsString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the hyperonyms of this Synset.

toHyponymsString

public java.lang.String toHyponymsString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the hyponyms of this Synset.

toHolonymsString

public java.lang.String toHolonymsString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the holonyms of this Synset.

toMeronymsString

public java.lang.String toMeronymsString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the meronyms of this Synset.

toEntailmentsString

public java.lang.String toEntailmentsString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the entailments of this Synset.

toCausationsString

public java.lang.String toCausationsString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the causations of this Synset.

toAssociationsString

public java.lang.String toAssociationsString()

Return a string that contains the graphemic representations of the WordSenses of the hyperonyms of this Synset.

compareTo

public int compareTo(java.lang.Object otherSynset)

Return a number representing the difference between this and an other synset.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable

printInfo

public void printInfo()

Prints a lot of information about this Synset in the standard output stream.