edu.mit.jverbnet.data
Interface IVerbClass

All Known Implementing Classes:

VerbClass

public interface IVerbClass

The main object in a verb index

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

Version:

1.2.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Method Summary

java.util.List<IFrame>	getFrames() Returns the frames this verb class.
java.lang.String	getID() Returns the id of the verbnet class.
java.util.List<IMember>	getMembers() Returns the members of this verb class.
IVerbClass	getParent() Returns the parent class of this verb class, or null if this class is a root class.
java.util.List<IVerbClass>	getSubclasses() Returns the subclasses of this verb class.
java.util.List<IThematicRole>	getThematicRoles() Returns the thematic roles of this verb class.
boolean	isRoot() Returns true if this verb class has no parent; false otherwise.
void	setParent(IVerbClass parent) Sets the parent of this verb class.

Method Detail

getID

java.lang.String getID()

Returns the id of the verbnet class.

Returns:

the id of this verbnet class; neither empty, all whitespace, or null

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getParent

IVerbClass getParent()

Returns the parent class of this verb class, or null if this class is a root class.

Returns:

the parent class of this verb class, or null if this class is a root class.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

setParent

void setParent(IVerbClass parent)

Sets the parent of this verb class. The parent may be set to null. The parent may only be set once: the method will throw an exception if it is called a second time.

Parameters:

parent - the parent of the class; may be null, in which case the class will be a root class

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if the method is called a second time

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

isRoot

boolean isRoot()

Returns true if this verb class has no parent; false otherwise.

Returns:

true if this verb class has no parent; false otherwise.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getMembers

java.util.List<IMember> getMembers()

Returns the members of this verb class. Will never return a null or empty list.

Returns:

the non-null, non-empty list of members of this verb class.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getThematicRoles

java.util.List<IThematicRole> getThematicRoles()

Returns the thematic roles of this verb class. Will never return a null or empty list.

Returns:

the non-null, non-empty list of thematic roles of this verb class.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getFrames

java.util.List<IFrame> getFrames()

Returns the frames this verb class. Will never return a null or empty list.

Returns:

the non-null, non-empty list of frames of this verb class.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getSubclasses

java.util.List<IVerbClass> getSubclasses()

Returns the subclasses of this verb class. Will never return a null list, but it may be empty. Each verb class in the returned list will return this object via its getParent() method.

Returns:

the non-null list of subclasses of this verb class.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0