opennlp.tools.namefind
Interface TokenNameFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

DictionaryNameFinder, NameFinderME, RegexNameFinder

public interface TokenNameFinder

The interface for name finders which provide name tags for a sequence of tokens.

Author:

Thomas Morton

Method Summary

Span[]

find(java.lang.String[] tokens) Generates name tags for the given sequence, typically a sentence, returning token spans for any identified names.

Method Detail

find

Span[] find(java.lang.String[] tokens)

Generates name tags for the given sequence, typically a sentence, returning token spans for any identified names.

Parameters:

tokens - an array of the tokens or words of the sequence, typically a sentence.

Returns:

an array of spans for each of the names identified.