Raccoon.SE
Class PorterStemmer

java.lang.Object
  Raccoon.SE.PorterStemmer

public class PorterStemmer

extends java.lang.Object

This only method on in this class that is intended to be called is static so this class does not need to be instaniated. Use it by calling
PorterStemmer.stem("funny"); *************************************************************** PorterStemmer.java Programmer: John Keyes (keyeg@ils.unc.edu) Last Modified: January 3, 1998 This class implements the PORTER stemming algorithm, which is fully described in "An algorithm for suffix stripping", M.F. Porter (1980), _Program_, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 130-137

Constructor Summary

PorterStemmer()

Method Summary

static boolean	isVowel(char c)
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) For testing only.
static java.lang.String	stem(java.lang.String str) Returns the stemed version of str

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PorterStemmer

public PorterStemmer()

Method Detail

stem

public static final java.lang.String stem(java.lang.String str)

Returns the stemed version of str

Parameters:

str - - word to stem

Returns:

If the word can not be stemmed or there is some sort of error str is returned.

isVowel

public static final boolean isVowel(char c)

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

For testing only.