com.force.i18n.grammar

Class ArticledDeclension

java.lang.Object

com.force.i18n.grammar.LanguageDeclension

com.force.i18n.grammar.ArticledDeclension

Direct Known Subclasses:

AlbanianDeclension, EsperantoDeclension

public abstract class ArticledDeclension
extends LanguageDeclension

Represents a language that has articles, and provides a generic mechanism for handling article creation

Author:

stamm

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	ArticledDeclension.LegacyArticledNoun Represents a noun that in the old grammar engine had an "article" that could always be derived from the noun itself as opposed to the translation.
static class	ArticledDeclension.SimpleArticle Represents a simple adjective with one inflection
static class	ArticledDeclension.SimpleArticledPluralNoun Represents a simple noun with a singular and plural form, but that supports articles.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.force.i18n.grammar.LanguageDeclension

LanguageDeclension.PluralNounForm, LanguageDeclension.SimpleAdjective, LanguageDeclension.SimpleAdjectiveWithStartsWith, LanguageDeclension.SimpleModifierForm, LanguageDeclension.SimplePluralNoun

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ArticledDeclension(HumanLanguage language)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected abstract Article	createArticle(String name, LanguageArticle articleType)
Set<LanguageArticle>	getAllowedArticleTypes()
abstract List<? extends ArticleForm>	getArticleForms() a
protected abstract String	getDefaultArticleString(ArticleForm form, LanguageArticle articleType) Return the "default" article strings.
boolean	hasArticle()

Methods inherited from class com.force.i18n.grammar.LanguageDeclension

createAdjective, createNoun, createNoun, createNoun, enumMapFilterNulls, enumMapFilterNulls, enumMapFilterNulls, formLowercaseNounForm, getAdjectiveForm, getAdjectiveForm, getAdjectiveForms, getAllNounForms, getAllowedCases, getApproximateAdjectiveForm, getApproximateArticleForm, getApproximateNounForm, getArticleForm, getArticleForm, getDefaultAdjectivePosition, getDefaultArticle, getDefaultCase, getDefaultGender, getDefaultPossessive, getDefaultStartsWith, getEntityForms, getExactNounForm, getFieldForms, getLanguage, getNounForm, getNounForm, getNounForm, getOtherForms, getRequiredCases, getRequiredGenders, getRequiredPossessive, getRequiredStartsWith, hasAllowedCases, hasArticleInNounForm, hasAutoDerivedStartsWith, hasCapitalization, hasGender, hasPlural, hasPossessive, hasPossessiveInAdjective, hasRequiredCases, hasStartsWith, hasStartsWithInAdjective, hasSubjectGenderInVerbConjugation, isArticleInNounFormAutoDerived, isInflected, moveNounInflectionToFirstModifier, shouldInferNounDefArticleFromParticle, shouldLowercaseEntityInCompoundNouns, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ArticledDeclension

public ArticledDeclension(HumanLanguage language)

Method Detail

hasArticle

public final boolean hasArticle()

Overrides:

hasArticle in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

true if the language has a different form based on article NOTE: If you override this, you pretty much have to extend from ArticledDeclension.

createArticle

protected abstract Article createArticle(String name,
                                         LanguageArticle articleType)

Overrides:

createArticle in class LanguageDeclension

Parameters:

name - TODO

articleType - the type of article

Returns:

a language specific implementation for modifiers/adjectives in this language

getAllowedArticleTypes

public Set<LanguageArticle> getAllowedArticleTypes()

Overrides:

getAllowedArticleTypes in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

The set of articles allowed in the language. Some language have no definite article

getArticleForms

public abstract List<? extends ArticleForm> getArticleForms()

Description copied from class: LanguageDeclension

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Overrides:

getArticleForms in class LanguageDeclension

Returns:

all of the various forms of adjectives available in the dictionary

getDefaultArticleString

protected abstract String getDefaultArticleString(ArticleForm form,
                                                  LanguageArticle articleType)

Return the "default" article strings. TODO: Remove this when it's unnecessary (i.e. when these are all in the sfdcnames.xml file) TODO: This isn't super useful for languages that postpend articles.

Parameters:

form - the article form to return

Returns:

the default article string from java