Package simplenlg.phrasespec

Source Code of simplenlg.phrasespec.AdjPhraseSpec

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* The Original Code is "Simplenlg".
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* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ehud Reiter, Albert Gatt and Dave Westwater.
* Portions created by Ehud Reiter, Albert Gatt and Dave Westwater are Copyright (C) 2010-11 The University of Aberdeen. All Rights Reserved.
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* Contributor(s): Ehud Reiter, Albert Gatt, Dave Wewstwater, Roman Kutlak, Margaret Mitchell.
*/

package simplenlg.phrasespec;

import simplenlg.framework.LexicalCategory;
import simplenlg.framework.NLGElement;
import simplenlg.framework.PhraseCategory;
import simplenlg.framework.PhraseElement;
import simplenlg.framework.NLGFactory;
/**
* <p>
* This class defines a adjective phrase.  It is essentially
* a wrapper around the <code>PhraseElement</code> class, with methods
* for setting common constituents such as preModifier.
* For example, the <code>setAdjective</code> method in this class sets
* the head of the element to be the specified adjective
*
* From an API perspective, this class is a simplified version of the AdjPhraseSpec
* class in simplenlg V3.  It provides an alternative way for creating syntactic
* structures, compared to directly manipulating a V4 <code>PhraseElement</code>.
*
* Methods are provided for setting and getting the following constituents:
* <UL>
* <LI>PreModifier    (eg, "very")
* <LI>Adjective        (eg, "happy")
* </UL>
*
* NOTE: AdjPhraseSpec do not usually have (user-set) features
*
* <code>AdjPhraseSpec</code> are produced by the <code>createAdjectivePhrase</code>
* method of a <code>PhraseFactory</code>
* </p>
*
*
* @author E. Reiter, University of Aberdeen.
* @version 4.1
*
*/
public class AdjPhraseSpec extends PhraseElement {

  public AdjPhraseSpec(NLGFactory phraseFactory) {
    super(PhraseCategory.ADJECTIVE_PHRASE);
    this.setFactory(phraseFactory);
  }

  /** sets the adjective (head) of the phrase
   * @param adjective
   */
  public void setAdjective(Object adjective) {
    if (adjective instanceof NLGElement)
      setHead(adjective);
    else {
      // create noun as word
      NLGElement adjectiveElement = getFactory().createWord(adjective, LexicalCategory.ADJECTIVE);

      // set head of NP to nounElement
      setHead(adjectiveElement);
    }
  }

  /**
   * @return adjective (head) of  phrase
   */
  public NLGElement getAdjective() {
    return getHead();
  }
 
  // inherit usual modifier routines
 
}
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