edu.mit.jwi.item
Interface ISenseKey

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<ISenseKey>, IHasPOS, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

SenseKey

public interface ISenseKey
extends IHasPOS, java.lang.Comparable<ISenseKey>, java.io.Serializable

A sense key is a unique string that identifies a Wordnet word (an IWord). The canonical string representation is:

 lemma%ss_type:lex_filenum:lex_id:head_word:head_id
 

To transform a String representation of a sense key into an actual sense key, use the SenseKeyParser class.

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

Version:

2.4.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Method Summary

int	getHeadID() Returns the head id for this sense key.
java.lang.String	getHeadWord() Returns the head word for this sense key.
java.lang.String	getLemma() The lemma (root form) of the word indicated by this key.
ILexFile	getLexicalFile() Returns the lexical file associated with this sense key.
int	getLexicalID() Returns the lexical id for this sense key, which is a non-negative integer.
int	getSynsetType() Returns the synset type for the key.
boolean	isAdjectiveSatellite() Returns true if this sense key points to an adjective satellite; false otherwise.
boolean	needsHeadSet() This method will always return false if the isAdjectiveSatellite() returns false.
void	setHead(java.lang.String headLemma, int headLexID) This method is used to set the head for sense keys for adjective satellites, and it can only be called once, directly after the relevant word is created.

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.item.IHasPOS

getPOS

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getLemma

java.lang.String getLemma()

The lemma (root form) of the word indicated by this key. The returned lemma will not be null, empty, or all whitespace.

Returns:

the lemma for this key

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getSynsetType

int getSynsetType()

Returns the synset type for the key. The synset type is a one digit decimal integer representing the synset type for the sense.

 1=NOUN
 2=VERB
 3=ADJECTIVE
 4=ADVERB
 5=ADJECTIVE SATELLITE
 

Returns:

the synset type, an integer between 1 and 5, inclusive

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

isAdjectiveSatellite

boolean isAdjectiveSatellite()

Returns true if this sense key points to an adjective satellite; false otherwise.

Returns:

true if this sense key points to an adjective satellite; false otherwise

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getLexicalFile

ILexFile getLexicalFile()

Returns the lexical file associated with this sense key. This method should not return null. If the lexical file is unknown, an appropriate object to return is an UnknownLexFile object obtained via the LexFile.getLexicalFile(int) method.

Returns:

the lexical file associated with this sense key

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getLexicalID

int getLexicalID()

Returns the lexical id for this sense key, which is a non-negative integer.

Returns:

the non-negative lexical id for this sense key

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getHeadWord

java.lang.String getHeadWord()

Returns the head word for this sense key. The head word is only present if the sense is an adjective satellite synset, and it is the lemma of the first word of the satellite's head synset. If this sense key is not for an adjective synset, this method returns null. If non- null, the head word will be neither empty or nor all whitespace.

Returns:

the head word for this adjective satellite synset, or null if the indicated sense is not an adjective satellite

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

getHeadID

int getHeadID()

Returns the head id for this sense key. The head id is only present if the sense is an adjective satellite synset, and is a two digit decimal integer that, when appended onto the head word, uniquely identifies the sense within a lexicographer file. If this sense key is not for an adjective synset, this method returns -1.

Returns:

the head id for this adjective satellite synset, or -1 if the indicated sense is not an adjective satellite

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

setHead

void setHead(java.lang.String headLemma,
             int headLexID)

This method is used to set the head for sense keys for adjective satellites, and it can only be called once, directly after the relevant word is created. If this method is called on a sense key that has had its head set already, or is not an adjective satellite, it will throw an exception.

Parameters:

headLemma - the head lemma to be set

headLexID -

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if this method has already been called, if the headLemma is empty or all whitespace or if the headLexID is illegal.

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the headLemma is null

Since:

JWI 2.1.0

needsHeadSet

boolean needsHeadSet()

This method will always return false if the isAdjectiveSatellite() returns false. If that method returns true, this method will only return true if setHead(String, int) has not yet been called.

Returns:

true if the head lemma and lexical id need to be set; false otherwise.

Since:

JWI 2.1.0