net.didion.jwnl.utilities

Class DictionaryToMap

java.lang.Object

net.didion.jwnl.utilities.DictionaryToMap

public class DictionaryToMap
extends Object

DictionaryToMap allows you to populate and create an in-memory map of the WordNet library. The goal of this utility is to provide a performance boost to applications using a high quantity of API calls to the JWNL library (such as word sense disambiguation algorithms, or dictionary services).

Author:

brett

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DictionaryToMap(String destDirectory, String propFile) Initalize with the given map destination directory, using the properties file(usually file_properties.xml)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	convert() Converts the current Dictionary to a MapBackedDictionary.
static void	main(String[] args)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DictionaryToMap

public DictionaryToMap(String destDirectory,
                       String propFile)
                throws JWNLException,
                       IOException

Initalize with the given map destination directory, using the properties file(usually file_properties.xml)

Parameters:

destDirectory - - destination directory for in-memory map files

propFile - - properties file of file-based WordNet

Throws:

JWNLException

IOException

Method Detail

convert

public void convert()
             throws JWNLException,
                    IOException

Converts the current Dictionary to a MapBackedDictionary.

Throws:

JWNLException

IOException

main

public static void main(String[] args)