com.aliasi.coref.matchers
Class ExactPhraseMatch

java.lang.Object
  com.aliasi.coref.BooleanMatcherAdapter
      com.aliasi.coref.matchers.ExactPhraseMatch

All Implemented Interfaces:

Matcher

public final class ExactPhraseMatch
extends BooleanMatcherAdapter

Implements a matching function that returns the score specified in the constructor if there is a match between the normal phrases of the mention and one of the mentions in the mention chain.

Since:

LingPipe1.0

Version:

3.8

Author:

Bob Carpenter

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.aliasi.coref.Matcher

MAX_DISTANCE_SCORE, MAX_SCORE, MAX_SEMANTIC_SCORE, NO_MATCH_SCORE

Constructor Summary

ExactPhraseMatch(int score)
Construct an instance of an exact phrase matcher that returns the specified score if there is a match.

Method Summary

boolean

matchBoolean(Mention mention, MentionChain chain) Returns true if the normal phrase of the mention is equal to the normal phrase of a mention in the mention chain.

Methods inherited from class com.aliasi.coref.BooleanMatcherAdapter

match

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ExactPhraseMatch

public ExactPhraseMatch(int score)

Construct an instance of an exact phrase matcher that returns the specified score if there is a match.

Parameters:

score - Score to return if there is a match.

Method Detail

matchBoolean

public boolean matchBoolean(Mention mention,
                            MentionChain chain)

Returns true if the normal phrase of the mention is equal to the normal phrase of a mention in the mention chain.

Specified by:

matchBoolean in class BooleanMatcherAdapter

Parameters:

mention - Mention to match.

chain - Mention chain to match.

Returns:

true if the normal phrase of the mention is equal to the normal phrase of a mention in the mention chain.