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Interface IPointer

All Superinterfaces:
java.io.Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
Pointer

public interface IPointer
extends java.io.Serializable

A pointer is a marker object that represents different types of relationships between items in a Wordnet dictionary.

Since:
JWI 2.0.0
Version:
2.4.0
Author:
Mark A. Finlayson

Method Summary
 java.lang.String getName()
          Returns a user-friendly name of this pointer type for identification purposes.
 java.lang.String getSymbol()
          The symbol in the Wordnet data files that is used to indicate this pointer type.
 

Method Detail

getSymbol

java.lang.String getSymbol()
The symbol in the Wordnet data files that is used to indicate this pointer type. Will not be null, empty, or all whitespace.

Returns:
the symbol for this pointer
Since:
JWI 2.0.0

getName

java.lang.String getName()
Returns a user-friendly name of this pointer type for identification purposes. Will not be null, empty, or all whitespace.

Returns:
the user-friendly name of this pointer
Since:
JWI 2.0.0


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