org.apache.ctakes.dictionary.lookup

Class AbstractBaseDictionary

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ctakes.dictionary.lookup.AbstractBaseDictionary

All Implemented Interfaces:

Dictionary

Direct Known Subclasses:

JdbcDictionaryImpl, LuceneDictionaryImpl, StringTableDictionaryImpl

public abstract class AbstractBaseDictionary
extends Object
implements Dictionary

Author:

Mayo Clinic

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractBaseDictionary()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected Iterator<String>	getMetaFieldNames() TODO - get rid of the using class iterators and use Collection foreach
void	retainMetaData(String metaFieldName) Tells the Dictionary to retain specific bits of metadata for each entry in the Dictionary.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.ctakes.dictionary.lookup.Dictionary

contains, getEntries

Constructor Detail

AbstractBaseDictionary

public AbstractBaseDictionary()

Method Detail

getMetaFieldNames

protected Iterator<String> getMetaFieldNames()

TODO - get rid of the using class iterators and use Collection foreach

Returns:

iterator of all metaField names

retainMetaData

public void retainMetaData(String metaFieldName)

Tells the Dictionary to retain specific bits of metadata for each entry in the Dictionary.

Specified by:

retainMetaData in interface Dictionary

Parameters:

metaFieldName - Name specific to Dictionary implementation.