com.yahoo.language.detect

Class AbstractDetector

java.lang.Object

com.yahoo.language.detect.AbstractDetector

All Implemented Interfaces:

Detector

public abstract class AbstractDetector
extends Object
implements Detector

Author:

Simon Thoresen

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AbstractDetector()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Detection	detect(ByteBuffer input, Hint hint) Detects language and encoding of the supplied ByteBuffer, possibly using a language/encoding hint.
Detection	detect(String input, Hint hint) Detects language of the supplied String, possibly using a language hint.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface com.yahoo.language.detect.Detector

detect

Constructor Detail

AbstractDetector

public AbstractDetector()

Method Detail

detect

public final Detection detect(String input,
                              Hint hint)

Description copied from interface: Detector

Detects language of the supplied String, possibly using a language hint.

Specified by:

detect in interface Detector

Parameters:

input - the string that is to be inspected

hint - a hint to the detector, or null for no hint

Returns:

an array of possible language/encoding pairs, sorted by decreasing confidence (possibly empty, but never null)

detect

public final Detection detect(ByteBuffer input,
                              Hint hint)

Description copied from interface: Detector

Detects language and encoding of the supplied ByteBuffer, possibly using a language/encoding hint.

Specified by:

detect in interface Detector

Parameters:

input - the buffer that is to be inspected, from its current position to its limit

hint - a hint to the detector, or null for no hint

Returns:

an array of possible language/encoding pairs, sorted by decreasing confidence (possibly empty, but never null)