edu.mit.jverbnet.data
Class ThematicRole.ThematicRoleBuilder

java.lang.Object
  edu.mit.jverbnet.data.ThematicRole.ThematicRoleBuilder

All Implemented Interfaces:

IThematicRole, IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Enclosing class:

ThematicRole

public static class ThematicRole.ThematicRoleBuilder
extends Object
implements IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Default implementation of the IThematicRoleBuilder interface.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

Version:

1.1.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface edu.mit.jverbnet.data.IThematicRole

IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Constructor Summary

ThematicRole.ThematicRoleBuilder()

Method Summary

ThematicRole	create(IVerbClass parent) Creates a thematic role from the information contained in the builder.
ISelRestrictions<SemRestrType>	getSelRestrictions() Returns the selectional restrictions of this thematic role.
ThematicRoleType	getType() Returns the type of this thematic role, never null.
IVerbClass	getVerbClass() Returns the verb class to which this thematic role belongs
void	setSelRestrictions(ISelRestrictions<SemRestrType> selRestrs) Sets the selectional restrictions for this thematic role
void	setType(ThematicRoleType type) Sets the type for this thematic role.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ThematicRole.ThematicRoleBuilder

public ThematicRole.ThematicRoleBuilder()

Method Detail

getVerbClass

public IVerbClass getVerbClass()

Description copied from interface: IThematicRole

Returns the verb class to which this thematic role belongs

Specified by:

getVerbClass in interface IThematicRole

Returns:

the verb class to which this thematic role belongs

getType

public ThematicRoleType getType()

Description copied from interface: IThematicRole

Returns the type of this thematic role, never null.

Specified by:

getType in interface IThematicRole

Returns:

the non-null type of this thematic role

getSelRestrictions

public ISelRestrictions<SemRestrType> getSelRestrictions()

Description copied from interface: IThematicRole

Returns the selectional restrictions of this thematic role. Will never be null.

Specified by:

getSelRestrictions in interface IThematicRole

Returns:

the non-null selectional restrictions of this thematic role

setType

public void setType(ThematicRoleType type)

Description copied from interface: IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Sets the type for this thematic role.

Specified by:

setType in interface IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Parameters:

type - the type for this thematic role

setSelRestrictions

public void setSelRestrictions(ISelRestrictions<SemRestrType> selRestrs)

Description copied from interface: IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Sets the selectional restrictions for this thematic role

Specified by:

setSelRestrictions in interface IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Parameters:

selRestrs - the selectional restrictions for this thematic role

create

public ThematicRole create(IVerbClass parent)

Description copied from interface: IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Creates a thematic role from the information contained in the builder. If the builder does not have enough information to construct a complete thematic role, will thrown an exception.

Specified by:

create in interface IThematicRole.IThematicRoleBuilder

Parameters:

parent - the parent of the thematic role

Returns:

the new thematic role, if it can be created