edu.mit.jverbnet.data
Class VerbnetTypes

java.lang.Object
  edu.mit.jverbnet.data.VerbnetTypes

public class VerbnetTypes
extends Object

Utility class for verbnet types

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

Version:

1.1.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Field Summary

static String	minus
static String	plus

Constructor Summary

VerbnetTypes()

Method Summary

static <T extends IVerbnetType> T	getById(Class<T> cls, String id) Invokes the static getById method on a given verbnet type.
static INounPhraseType	getNounPhraseTypeById(String id) Returns the noun phrase type for the specified id.
static boolean	getSelectionRestriction(String value) Returns the selection restriction for a particular string value.
static <T extends IVerbnetType> T	getTypeByIdNoWarnings(Class<T> cls, String id) Invokes the static getById method on a given verbnet type.
static String	getXSDSimpleTypeName(Class<? extends IVerbnetType> c) Retrieves the value of the static field containing the XSD type name for a verbnet type.
static boolean	isPrintingIdWarnings() Returns the value of the isPringingIdWarnings flag.
static void	printIdNormalizationWarning(Class<? extends IHasID> type, String id) Prints a warning to standard err if the type's id does not match the specified id exactly (e.g., it differs in case).
static void	printIdUnknownWarning(Class<? extends IHasID> cls, String id) Prints a warning to standard err that the specified id is unknown for the specified type
static void	printIdWarnings(Class<? extends IHasID> cls, IHasID type, String id) Prints a warning to standard err if the type is null or the type's id does not match the specified id exactly (e.g., it differs in case).
static void	setPrintIdWarnings(boolean value) Sets the isPrintingIdWarnings flag.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

plus

public static final String plus

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Constant Field Values

minus

public static final String minus

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

VerbnetTypes

public VerbnetTypes()

Method Detail

getById

public static <T extends IVerbnetType> T getById(Class<T> cls,
                                                 String id)

Invokes the static getById method on a given verbnet type. If the specified id is not found, prints a warning to standard err.

Parameters:

cls - the verbnet type from which to retrieve the value

id - the id of the type to retrieve

Returns:

the retrieved object, or null if none found

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the class is null

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getTypeByIdNoWarnings

public static <T extends IVerbnetType> T getTypeByIdNoWarnings(Class<T> cls,
                                                               String id)

Invokes the static getById method on a given verbnet type.

Parameters:

cls - the verbnet type from which to retrieve the value

id - the id of the type to retrieve

Returns:

the retrieved object, or null if none found

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the class is null

IllegalStateException - if the class does not have an accessible getById method

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getXSDSimpleTypeName

public static String getXSDSimpleTypeName(Class<? extends IVerbnetType> c)

Retrieves the value of the static field containing the XSD type name for a verbnet type.

Parameters:

c - the type for which the name should be retrieved

Returns:

the value of the field

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the class does not have an accessible xsd type name field

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getSelectionRestriction

public static boolean getSelectionRestriction(String value)

Returns the selection restriction for a particular string value. When passed "+", returns true; when passed "-", returns false. Otherwise, throws an exception

Parameters:

value - either "+" or "-"

Returns:

true when the value is "+"; false when the value is "-"

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the specified string is not "+" or "-"

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

getNounPhraseTypeById

public static INounPhraseType getNounPhraseTypeById(String id)

Returns the noun phrase type for the specified id.

Parameters:

id - the id of the noun phrase type to find.

Returns:

the noun phrase type found

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

isPrintingIdWarnings

public static boolean isPrintingIdWarnings()

Returns the value of the isPringingIdWarnings flag.

Returns:

true if warnings are being printed to standard err; false if not.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

setPrintIdWarnings

public static void setPrintIdWarnings(boolean value)

Sets the isPrintingIdWarnings flag.

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

printIdWarnings

public static void printIdWarnings(Class<? extends IHasID> cls,
                                   IHasID type,
                                   String id)

Prints a warning to standard err if the type is null or the type's id does not match the specified id exactly (e.g., it differs in case).

Parameters:

cls - the class of the type

type - the object with the id

id - the id to check

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

printIdUnknownWarning

public static void printIdUnknownWarning(Class<? extends IHasID> cls,
                                         String id)

Prints a warning to standard err that the specified id is unknown for the specified type

Parameters:

cls - the class of the type

id - the id to check

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0

printIdNormalizationWarning

public static void printIdNormalizationWarning(Class<? extends IHasID> type,
                                               String id)

Prints a warning to standard err if the type's id does not match the specified id exactly (e.g., it differs in case).

Parameters:

type - the object with the id

id - the id to check

Since:

JVerbnet 1.0.0