org.apache.ctakes.dictionary.lookup
Class BaseDictionaryImpl

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.ctakes.dictionary.lookup.BaseDictionaryImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Dictionary

Deprecated. Use AbstractBaseDictionary

@Deprecated
public abstract class BaseDictionaryImpl
extends Object
implements Dictionary

Author:

Mayo Clinic

Constructor Summary

BaseDictionaryImpl()
Deprecated.

Method Summary

abstract boolean	contains(String text) Deprecated. Determines whether the Dictionary contains the specified input text.
abstract Collection<MetaDataHit>	getEntries(String str) Deprecated. Gets any meta data entries associated with the specified input text.
protected Iterator<String>	getMetaFieldNames() Deprecated.
void	retainMetaData(String metaFieldName) Deprecated. Tells the Dictionary to retain specific bits of metadata for each entry in the Dictionary.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BaseDictionaryImpl

public BaseDictionaryImpl()

Deprecated.

Method Detail

getMetaFieldNames

protected Iterator<String> getMetaFieldNames()

Deprecated.

retainMetaData

public void retainMetaData(String metaFieldName)

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Dictionary

Tells the Dictionary to retain specific bits of metadata for each entry in the Dictionary.

Specified by:

retainMetaData in interface Dictionary

Parameters:

metaFieldName - Name specific to Dictionary implementation.

contains

public abstract boolean contains(String text)
                          throws DictionaryException

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Dictionary

Determines whether the Dictionary contains the specified input text.

Specified by:

contains in interface Dictionary

Parameters:

text - The input text.

Returns:

true if Dictionary contains input text, false otherwise.

Throws:

DictionaryException

getEntries

public abstract Collection<MetaDataHit> getEntries(String str)
                                            throws DictionaryException

Deprecated.

Description copied from interface: Dictionary

Gets any meta data entries associated with the specified input text.

Specified by:

getEntries in interface Dictionary

Parameters:

str - The input text.

Returns:

Collection of MetaDataHit objects.

Throws:

DictionaryException