com.articulate.sigma.nlg

Class SumoProcessEntityProperty

java.lang.Object

com.articulate.sigma.nlg.SumoProcessEntityProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable

public class SumoProcessEntityProperty
extends Object
implements Comparable

Hold properties associated with a SumoProcessCollector. Properties refers to adjectives (SUO-Kif "attributes") as well as any other expression or phrase modifying an entity.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SumoProcessEntityProperty(Formula form)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	compareTo(Object o) Allows sortable collections of these objects.
String	getSurfaceFormForNoun(String noun, KB kb) For a given property, combine it with the given noun into a natural-sounding expression.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SumoProcessEntityProperty

public SumoProcessEntityProperty(Formula form)

Parameters:

form -

Method Detail

getSurfaceFormForNoun

public String getSurfaceFormForNoun(String noun,
                                    KB kb)

For a given property, combine it with the given noun into a natural-sounding expression. E.g., "hat" + black-attribute -> "black hat"; "hat" + location-on-dresser-attribute -> "hat on the dresser".

Parameters:

noun -

Returns:

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

compareTo

public int compareTo(Object o)

Allows sortable collections of these objects.

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable

Parameters:

o -

Returns: