A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W

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accesses - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Statistics on the Hashtable efficiency.
action - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
A code indicating what conversion action is to be taken when this rule is applied
add(Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Adds an object (key-value pair) to the queue
add(Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Adds an object (key-value pair) to the queue.
addConverter(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
 
addDoc(ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Adds a document to the collection - if the other documents have been made persistent then the added document must be made persistent before the reference to it is counted.
addDocColl(DocCollection) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Add a document collection to the dictionary of available document collections
addElement(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Equivalent to the method in Vector.
addHandleByOid(Oid, Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Adds a handle to the table of handles by Oid
addHandleClassName(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Registers a new handle class with this manager.
addHighlight(String, int, int) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
 
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Appends the string representation of this to the given HTML text.
Caution: string is modified by this function.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Adds the name and surname to the HTML text given.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Appends the string representation of this to the given HTML text.
Caution: string is modified by this function.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Adds the string to the HTML text given.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
Adds the current DeHtml value to the HTML text given
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Adds the string to the HTML text given.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Adds the real current DeHtml value to the HTML text given
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Adds the value to the HTML text given.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Adds the value of the real DeDouble to the HTML text given.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Adds the value of the DataElem to the string given in parameter.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Adds the name and surname to the HTML text given.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Adds HTML to the given string buffer.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Adds HTML to the given string buffer.
addHTML(StringBuffer, int, boolean) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Adds HTML to the given string buffer.
addIndex(ProxyIndex) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Adds an index to the list of those associated with this collection
addIndexingFeatures(Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Creates an indexing feature in the Index Intern.
addIndexingFeatures(Vector, Indexer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Add indexing features.
addIndexingFeatures(Vector, Indexer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Add indexing features.
addIndexingFeatures(Vector, Indexer) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Add indexing features.
addIndexingModalityUnit(IndexingModalityUnit) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Adds an indexing modality unit
addModality(IndexingModalityUnit) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Adds a modality
addPartialResult(ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Adds the ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition to the partialResults.
addPartialResult(ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Adds ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit to the partialResults.
addPath(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Returns the passed file name with the current path (to where persistent objects are kept) prepended.
addPath(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
Returns the passed file name with the current path (to where persistent objects are kept) prepended.
addProxyClassName(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Registers a new proxy class with this manager.
addRefToInMemoryProxiesByOid() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Adds to the table of in-memory proxies a reference to the specified proxy returning any existing one if one exists
addRule(ConversionRule) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRules
Adds a conversion rule to the dictionary
addWord(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Adds a lowercased stop word to the table
AnySizeHandlesByOid - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid.
The HandlesByOid table is responsible for keeping track of the handle of each persistent object by its object identifier (Oid).
AnySizeHandlesByOid() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
 
ApplicationMain(String, String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Controls the execution of the application through presentation of menus and processing of input.
appliedIndexer - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
the name of the indexer used to create this index
Ascii2HtmlConverter - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Ascii2HtmlConverter.
ASCII to HTML converter.
Ascii2HtmlConverter() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Ascii2HtmlConverter
 
attributeName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
The name of the attribute associated with this query modality.
author - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
author - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Document author

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backOne - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Value to add to index to get previous
basicResults - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
The collection of BasicRetrievalResults contributing to this result
BasicRetrievalResult - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult.
Represents a the lowest level result of a search - a single indexing feature (from within a single field within a single document within a single index)
BasicRetrievalResult(ProxyIndexingFeature) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Creates a BasicRetrievalResult, but assumes the score and the matching degree are 0.
BasicRetrievalResult(ProxyIndexingFeature, double, double) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Creates a BasicRetrievalResult with the score and the degree given.
benchmark(String, int) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Benchmark the performance of the new BufferedRandomAccessFile class.
Bib2AppDocConv - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv.
Converts TROFF Bibliogrphic documents in a file to HciDoc documents using Bib2AppDocConv, which creates proxy data elements as attributes rather than data elements The class was initially translated verbatim from C++.
Bib2AppDocConv() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Makes a new Bib to AppDoc2 Converter
biblio - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Bibliographic information
BibToken - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken.
A class to represent a token in a TROFF Bibliographic (refer) Document.
BibToken(int, char, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Creates new biblio field token using the bibliography field abbreviation character.
blockInitialCapacity - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Blocks will be created with this parameter.
blockLoadFactor - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Blocks will be created with this parameter.
blockMap - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
For each block number, gives the slot number where this block is, or -1 if the block isn't in memory.
blocks - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
This array is composed of slots.
blockSize - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Size of each block computed knowing the number of blocks and the maximum number of hashcodes susceptible of being coded (Integer.MAX_VALUE).
blocksUsed - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
For each slot, gives the number of times it has been used since it was filled with a block.
broker - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
The persistence broker for this proxy's real object
broker - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
The static reference to singleton broker for this class of objects
broker - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker
 
broker - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
The static reference to singleton broker for this class of objects
buffer - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The buffer used to load the data.
BufferedRandomAccessFile - class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile.
A buffered version of RandomAccessFile.
BufferedRandomAccessFile(String, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Create a new buffered random-access file with a default buffer size.
BufferedRandomAccessFile(String, int, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Create a new buffered random-access file with a specified buffer size.
bufferModified - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
True if the data in the buffer has been modified.
bufferStart - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The offset in bytes of the start of the buffer, from the start of the file.
buildDE(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Returns a Proxy Data Element of the type associated with the value in the byte[] passed
buildDoc(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Builds a proxy IR document from serialized data in the specified file
buildDoc(Class, Class, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Builds a ProxyDocument using the data on each field in the outFields vector.
buildDummyDoc(IrfConverter) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Build a dummy (empty) proxy Document
buildHandle(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
 
buildIF(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
This method builds an IndexingFeature from the BufferedRandomAccessFile used.
buildProxy(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Builds the proxy found in the given file at its current file pointer.

C

calcCombinedScore(ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Compensates for differences in the scores of retrieved features, e.g.
calcDocumentScore(IoAddrIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Computes the document score and sets it in the passed IoAddrIntern.
calcFeatureScore(DeIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Calculates the score of the given feature/DeIntern and sets it in the DeIntern (key to the sources-by-value table).
calcInputForRSV(ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Calculates the retrieval status value
calcInputForRSV(ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Positions fields of aResult to allow the computation of Retrieval Status Value (RSV).
calcInputForRSV(ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIdxIntern
Currently does nothing.
calcNrOfSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Calculates number of sources in index and return that value.
calcRSV(QueryRep) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Calculates the final Retrieval Status Value for a document by combining the scores obtained for each term in the query across all indexes.
calcRSV(ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Calculates the retrieval status value
calcRSV(ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Calculates the Retrieval Status Value (RSV) of a single modality unit of the result of a query.
calcRSV(ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIdxIntern
Calculates the retrieval status value.
calcWeightOfFeatureInDocument(ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Computes the weight of the given feature for the documents it appears in and sets it in the result.
calcWeightOfFeatureInQuery(ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Calculates the weight of the feature in the query and sets it in the result.
checkIndexer(Indexer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Verifies that the same indexer is applied consistantly.
checkIndexer(Indexer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Verifies that the same indexer is applied consistantly.
checkIndexer(Indexer) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Verifies that the same indexer is applied consistantly.
CircQueue - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue.
A circular queue of keys and associated values
CircQueue(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Constructs a new, empty circular queue of the size specified
classesToShutdown - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
This static vector will contain every class that registered itself with the registerForShutdown() method.
clear() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Resets data structures
clear() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Clears this hashtable so that it contains no keys.
clear() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Clears the index and its features.
clear() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Clears the index and its features.
clear() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Clears both tables.
clear() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Clears the index and its features.
clear() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Clears this hashblock so that it contains no keys.
clear() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Clears both tables.
clone() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEntry
 
clone() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Creates a shallow copy of this hashtable.
clone() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEntry
Overrides the Object method, used by HashBlock.clone().
clone() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Creates a clone of this hashblock.
clone() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
This method is "persistence-ready" unlike the one in the super class.
close() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Close the file, and release any associated system resources.
COARSE_TRACE - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Trace level constant
Combinator - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator.
The result combinator structure.
Combinator() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator
 
Combinator(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator
Create a combinator.
combinatorStructure - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalities
The map for combining lower-level retrieval results
combine(double, double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.IdxWeightsWithMatchDegree
Multiply dbl1 and dbl2
combinedScore - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
A value reflecting some combination of the scores of features in the document which match features in the query
combiner - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
The combination of indexing weights and matching degree.
COMMENT_CHAR - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Everything beyond this sign is a comment that readLine() won't return.
compare(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Compares two results in terms of Retrival Status Value
compare(Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Compares two results in terms of Retrival Status Value NOTE: This compare reverses the standard sort sequence so that index 1 of the list contains the highest RSV
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Computes the difference between the real DeInteger and the given DeInteger.
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Scores the comparison between this and the given DePersonName
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Computes the difference between this and the given DeInteger.
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Scores the comparison between this and the given DeString
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
Computes the score given by the comparison between this and the given DeHtml
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Scores the comparison between the real DeString and the given DeString
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Computes the score given by the comparison between teh real DeHtml and the given DeHtml
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Compares this DE-Double and the given DeDouble.
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Scores the comparison between the real DeDouble and the given one.
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Compares the current object to the given object, which must be of the same type.
compareTo(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Scores the comparison between this and the given DePersonName
condition - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
condition - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
The query condition met by this result
condition(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.Condition
 
condition(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.ContainsVowel
 
condition(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.AddAnE
 
condition(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.RemoveAnE
 
conditions - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
 
confirmYN() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Prompt user for yes or no response.
contains(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this hashtable.
contains(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this HashBlock.
containsKey(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Tests if the specified object is a key in this hashtable.
containsKey(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Tests if the specified object is a key in this hashtable.
containsString(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.StringTable
Tests whether the given string is in the table or not.
containsWord(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Tests whether the given word is in the table or not.
ConversionRule - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule.
The class models a rule for use in converting tagged data into Document objects
ConversionRule() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
Creates an empty conversion rule
ConversionRule(String, int, String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
Creates a conversion rule based on the specified parameters
ConversionRules - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRules.
This class models a collection of rules which specify mappings between SGML-tagged data and fields within a document object

ConversionRules() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRules
Creates a new instance with no rules
CONVERT - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
Possible action code - convert data associated with this tag
convert(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Ascii2HtmlConverter
Converts ASCII char array to HTML char array:
converts < to &lt; > to &gt; & to &amp; and double quotes (") to &quot;
convert1() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
Converts one raw document's worth of data into its object counterpart
convert1() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Converts one document from a file opened using a BufferedReader.
convert1() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Converts one document from a file opened using a PushbackReader
convert1x(PushbackReader, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Converts one document from a file opened using a PushbackReader.
converterClassName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
The name of the converter used to create the documents
converterName - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The name of the class to be used in converting raw document data to document objects
converters - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Names of the used converters if they actually exist.
count - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
The total number of entries in the hashtable.
count - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
The total number of entries in the hashblock.
count - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Total number of elements stored in the blocks.
CranfieldConversionRules - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldConversionRules.
This class models the rules needed to convert the Cranfield documents to Document objects after formatting by nsgmls
CranfieldConversionRules() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldConversionRules
 
CranfieldConverter - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldConverter.
This class models a converter which produces proxy CRANFIELD documents and the corresponding real CRANFIELD documents based on the rules in CranfieldConversionRules.
CranfieldConverter() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldConverter
 
CranfieldDocument - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument.
An extension of TrecDocument that models a document from the Cranfield collection (in TREC format)
CranfieldDocument() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
No-argument constructor
CranfieldDocument(ProxyDeString, DeString, DeString, DeString, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Constructs a document given the pieces
CranfieldDocument(ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Constructs a document given the pieces
CranfieldDocument(ProxyDeString, String, String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Constructs a document given the pieces
CranfieldDocument(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Constructs a document given a document number
CranfieldDocument(String, String, String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Constructs a document given the pieces
CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker.
This class is a flat file persistent storage broker for CranfieldDocument objects

CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker
 
CranfieldDocumentBrafHandle - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafHandle.
Handle for persistent CranfieldDocument objects
CranfieldDocumentBrafHandle() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafHandle
 
CranfieldDocumentIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentIntrf.
This interface is used to keep the CranfieldDocument and its proxy in sync.
CREATE - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Create the file rather than overwriting it.
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Creates a broker for this proxy object and remembers it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Creates a broker for this proxy object and remember it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Creates a broker for this proxy object and remember it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Creates a broker for this proxy object and remember it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Creates a broker for the real DeDouble and remember it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
The concrete proxy will override this method to get the broker for the proxy object @return the broker for this object
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInString
The concrete proxy will override this method to get the broker for the proxy object @return the broker for this object
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInText
The concrete proxy will override this method to get the broker for the proxy object @return the broker for this object
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Create a broker for this proxy object and remember it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
The concrete proxy will override this method to get the broker for the proxy object @return the broker for this object
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
The concrete virtual proxy will create a broker for this proxy object
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
Creates a broker for this proxy object and remember it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.ProxyCranfieldDocument
Create a broker for this proxy object and remember it
createBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.ProxyFbisDocument
Create a broker for this proxy object and remember it
currentBlock - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
currentDocCollection - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The document collection currently in use
currentEnum - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
currentNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
currentObjectAsRecord(Handle, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
Dematerializes the object.
currentObjectAsRecord(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
Dematerializes the object.
currentObjectAsRecord(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Dematerializes the object associated with the designated argument.
currentObjectAsRecord(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker
Dematerialize the object associated with the designated argument.
currentObjectAsRecord(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
Dematerializes the object associated with the designated argument.
currentRecordAsObject(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
Materializes the object associated with the designated Oid.
currentRecordAsObject(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Materializes the object associated with the designated argument.
currentRecordAsObject(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker
Materialize the object associated with the designated argument.
currentRecordAsObject(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
Materializes the object associated with the designated argument.

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DataElem - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem.
This interface provides the skeleton all data element classes must comply with

IRF provides several base Data Elements but developpers can write their own ones to handle specific types of information, like speech or images.
dataEnd - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The offset in bytes of the end of the data in the buffer, from the start of the file.
dataSize - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The size of the data stored in the buffer, in bytes.
DB_Directory - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Directory containing files that comprise the PDKC
de - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
A DataElem equivalent to all the DataElems this DeInterns represents.
debugOutputOn(boolean) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets state of debuging output.
DeDouble - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble.
Representation of a double as a DataElem.
DeDouble(double) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Builds a DeDouble that represents the given value.
DeDouble(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Builds a DeDouble that represents the given value.
DeDoubleIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDoubleIntrf.
Representation of a double to the extent it differs from other DataElems.
defaultBufferSize - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The default buffer size, in bytes.
defaultInField - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Working Infield for start state
defaultInit() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
 
defaultRule - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Working rule used in start state and when no rule is found for a tag.
DeHtml - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml.
This class is subclass of DeString specialized in its methods to handle HTML-formatted text.
DeHtml(char[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
Creates a DeHtml object, assuming the given array of chars is an HTML String.
DeHtml(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
Creates a DeHtml object given a string
DeHtmlIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtmlIntrf.
This interface describes HTML-formatted strings to the extent they differ from all data elements and DeStrings in general.
DeInteger - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger.
Representation of a integer as a DataElem.
DeInteger(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Creates a DeInteger that represents the given integer.
DeInteger(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Creates a DeInteger that represents the given integer.
DeIntegerIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeIntegerIntrf.
This interface represents the functionality of a DE_integer object beyond that common to all data elements
DeIntern - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern.
Internal representation of a Data Element, this class, unlike DataElem, won't be inherited to describle every internal data element that may be encountered.
DeIntern(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
This constructor is only used for persistence reasons.
DeIntern(DataElem) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
This constructor initializes the DeIntern to default values and positions the reference to the DataElem the DeIntern is linked to.
deleteRefFromInMemoryProxiesByOid() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Deletes from the table of in-memory proxies a reference to the specified proxy
DELIMITERS - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Working constant for use in tokenizing strings
dematerialize(Handle, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Dematerializes the updated object and associate it with the returned handle
dematerialize(Handle, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
Dematerializes the updated object passed Handle any part of the materialization that is common to all objects using this type of broker.
dematerialize(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Dematerializes the object and associate it with the returned handle
dematerialize(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
Dematerializes the object associated with the returned handle.
dematerializeRealObject(Handle, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Dematerializes the updated real object for which this proxy object stands
dematerializeRealObject(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Dematerializes the real object for which this proxy object stands
DePersonName - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName.
Instances of this class represent a person name.
DePersonName(char[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Builds a DePersonName considering the only array of characters given as the String representing the person's surname.
DePersonName(char[], char[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Treats the two arrays of characters as Strings and creates the DePersonName associated.
DePersonName(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Builds a DePersonName assuming the only string given is the person's surname.
DePersonName(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Assigns first and last name.
DePersonNameIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonNameIntrf.
Instances of this class represent the functionality of a person name beyond that shared by all data elements

description - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
A brief description of the collection
DeString - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString.
Representation of a string as a DataElem.
DeString(char[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Creates a DeString that refers to the given array of characters considered as a String.
DeString(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Creates a DeString that refers to the given String.
DeStringIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeStringIntrf.
This interface represents the functionality of a DeString object beyond that common to all data elements

DETAIL_TRACE - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Trace level constant
directoryForInfoServerSerialization - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
 
dirty - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Dirty bit.
dirty - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Dirty bit.
dirty - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
A dirty bit for persistence purpose.
dirty - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
For every couple (keys[i], values[i]), must it be returned when it's removed from the cache because of a collision?
doc - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
The actual source this IoAddrIntern deals with.
doc - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
The document for which this result comprises the evidence
doc - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
The document associated with this result
docAbstract - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
docAbstract - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
docClassName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
The name of the class of documents in the collection
DocCollection - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection.
This class models a document collection

A document collection contains documents and associated information such: what converter and indexing modalities were used to create the documents and index them, what indexes were created and where they are located, etc.
DocCollection() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
No-argument constructor
DocCollection(String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Constructor - initializes the collection with name, description, and index location information as specified
docColls - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Available document collections.
docNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
 
docScore - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
The score of the document, computed with an index-dependent heuristic (derived from gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern.getScore())
docStopWordCount - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
docType - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
The document type.
document - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
The document associated with this result
Document - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document.
Parent class of all document classes.
Document() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
 
DocumentIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf.
Parent class of all application IR document interfaces.
documents - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
The documents that make up this collection
docWordCount - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
DualKeyContainer - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer.
This class is the "heart" of the Index.
DualKeyContainer() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Initializes both tables.
dummy - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
 

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editIndexingModalities(DocumentIntrf) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Allows indexing modalities to be added/deleted by the end user
elementAt(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Equivalent to the method in Vector.
elements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
 
elements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Returns all the features stored.
elements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
 
elements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.
elements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Exact same result as values().
elements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns all the features stored.
Contract: The Enumeration returned contains all the ProxyIndexingFeatures stored in the PDKC.
end - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
END_MARKER - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
The local equivalent of null
endOfFile - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
True if we are at the end of the file.
endsWithCVC(StringBuffer) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
Some of the rewrite rules apply only to a root with this characteristic.
EngStopWordTable01 - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.EngStopWordTable01.
This class implements a particular table of unique stop word strings based on a file of stop words (eng_stopwords.txt) used by FIRE/appl

NOTE: entries are lowercased before addition and words to be looked up are lowercased first.
EngStopWordTable01() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.EngStopWordTable01
Constructs an new stopword table
entry - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator
 
entry - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator
 
EOF - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Working constant
EOF - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Working copy of end of file marker value
EOF - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.StringTable
Working copy of end of file marker value
EOF - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Token type value
EOS - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDataElem
Tests whether the real data element is identical in its value to the the one passed.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Tests whether two DeIntegers have the same value.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Does the same comparison as compareTo(), but gives a boolean result.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
Does the same comparison as compareTo(), but gives a boolean result.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Compares DeDoubles as compareTo(), but gives a boolean result.
equals(Object) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Extends the default definition of equals(Object) in Object.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Does the same comparison as compareTo(), but gives a boolean result.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Tests whether two Documents have the same content
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Completely overrides the equals in Object so that it is the one called by Hashtable for example.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Compares this DeIntern to another object.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Overrides the Object method.
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
equals(Object) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocumentIntrf
 
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
 
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Overrides
equals(Object) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentIntrf
 
equals(Object) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentIntrf
 
equals(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
errorMessage(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes message to the error writer.
errorWriter - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Working PrintWriter for error message output
evalQueryCondition(QueryCondition) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Evaluates a query condition.
evalQueryCondition(QueryCondition, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Generates a vector of results that match the features in the specified query condition.
evalQueryModalityUnit(QueryModalityUnit, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Evaluates a Query Modality Unit.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Compares the values of the real DE_Intger and the given DeInteger and sets the result.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Compares this DePersonName to another.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Compares the values of this and the given DeInteger and sets the result.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Compares this DeString to another.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Compares the associated DeString to another.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Compares this DeDouble to another.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Compares the real DeDouble to another.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Compares this DataElem to another.
exactMatch(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Compares this DePersonName to another.
exactMatch(DataElem, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
Determines if two data elements match exactly
exactMatch(IndexingFeature, IndexingFeature) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
Determines if two indexing features match exactly
executeTrace(int) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Returns true if the supplied level would result in a trace message being generated.
existsSource(ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Returns number of indexing features for a source.
extendedExactMatch(IndexingFeature, IndexingFeature) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
Determines if two indexing features have the same attribute name and match

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FbisConversionRules - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisConversionRules.
This class models the rules needed to convert the TREC FBIS documents to Document objects after formatting by nsgmls
FbisConversionRules() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisConversionRules
 
FbisConverter - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisConverter.
This class models a converter which produces proxy FBIS documents and the corresponding real FBIS documents based on the rules in FbisConversionRules.
FbisConverter() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisConverter
 
FbisDocument - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument.
A specialization of the TREC document to model a document from the TREC Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) collection.
FbisDocument() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
FbisDocument(ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeHtml) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
FbisDocument(ProxyDeString, String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
FbisDocument(String, String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
FbisDocumentBrafBroker - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker.
This class is a file-based broker for FbisDocument objects

FbisDocumentBrafBroker() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
 
FbisDocumentBrafHandle - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafHandle.
Handle for persistent FbisDocument objects
FbisDocumentBrafHandle() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafHandle
 
FbisDocumentIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentIntrf.
This interface is used to keep the FbisDocument and its proxy in sync.
feature - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
The feature itself, e.g., a term from a text document
feature - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
The query feature (e.g.
FEATURE_VECTOR_CAPACITY_INCREMENT - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
FEATURE_VECTOR_CAPACITY_INCREMENT - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
 
FEATURE_VECTOR_INITIAL_CAPACITY - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
FEATURE_VECTOR_INITIAL_CAPACITY - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
 
FeatureList - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList.
This class extends Vector so that it can fit our needs for persistence, and mainly the management of references to proxies.
FeatureList() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
 
FeatureList(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
 
FeatureList(int, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
 
featureName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalityUnit
Name of the feature (i.e., field within a document) associated with this RMU
featureName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Name of feature (i.e.
file - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The underlying RandomAccessFile.
file - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
The reader to be used to read the raw data
file - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Reader for use in getting document data from a file
FileBroker - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker.
This is an abstract class which represents what's common to all flat file brokers for support of persistent objects - their materialization and dematerialization.
FileBroker() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
 
fileName - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The name of the file containing the document collection to be indexed in its "raw" form
filePath - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
The blocks will be stored on disk in files in the directory fully specified by filePath
filePosition - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The offset in bytes from the file start, of the next read or write operation.
filePrefix - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
The blocks will be stored on disk in files named filePrefixOO where OO is a number from 0 to (numberOfBlocks - 1).
fileSeparator - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Local copy of System file separator
fileSeparator - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Working local copy of file separator character
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Cleans up table of references to proxies prior to garbage collection If direct references to proxies or Java containers of references have been registered, then unregister them.
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Updates the counts of references to proxies for the contained proxy data elements before this document is garbage collected
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
This method is mandatory to manage the inMemoryProxiesByOid table in the case those references were counted for this object.
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
As this class contains a reference to a proxy, it needs a finalize method to complete housekeeping about references to proxies.
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
As this HashBlock contains Proxies and has counted the references it has to them, it needs to remove those references before being finalized, and this is done in this method.
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
"persistence-ready" version of the default method.
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
As a DeIntern maintains a reference to a ProxyDataElem, it needs a finalize() method to unregister from this Proxy.
finalize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Performs clean-up just before being garbage collected
finalStage - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Number of processsing stage at which to stop
find(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Finds the most recently added value with the given key
find(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Find the most recently added value with the given key
findDocColl(char[]) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Look up a document collection by name in the dictionary of available collections
findDocColl(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Look up a document collection by name in the dictionary of available collections
findIndex(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Looks up an index by name in the dictionary of available indexes
findRuleForTag(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRules
Takes a tag string and looks through ConversionRules until it finds a rule with the same tag and returns the rule or finds no rule with the same tag and so returns null.
firstName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
First name of the person name represented
firstName(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Extracts first name from personal name string.
flagUpToDate - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
This flag is set when the Index is up-to-date - does not need for Update to be run.
flush() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Copy the contents of the buffer to the disk.
freqOfFeatureInQuery - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
The frequency of the query feature in the query.
fromDoc - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
In batch mode, the document number from which to begin indexing

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get(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped in this hashtable.
get(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
The comment for put is also valid here.
get(Object, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped in this hashtable.
getActualFeature(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
When a value is stored, it appears in a Vector corresponding to its feature (a key of a hashtable).
getActualFeature(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
When a value is stored, it appears in a FeatureList corresponding to its feature (a key of a hashtable).
getActualKey(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Returns the object actually stored as a key for this possible key.
getActualKey(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
With special hashCode() and equals() methods, you may want to know at one point what is the key you are really working with if you call get(thisKey) or put(thisKey, something).
getActualKey(Object, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Returns the object actually stored as a key for this possible key.
getActualSource(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
When a value is stored, it appears in a Vector corresponding to its source (a key of a hashtable).
getActualSource(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
When a value is stored, it appears in a FeatureList corresponding to its source (a key of a hashtable).
getActualSource(ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
In order to retrieve the IoAddrIntern associated to the given document, this method should be called.
getAllValues() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Returns a Vector containing all the values stored in the DualKeyContainer.
getAllValues() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns a Vector containing all the values stored in the PersistentDualKeyContainer.
Contract: This Vector is the concatenation of all Vectors or Lists of ProxyIndexingFeatures that may be found in the PDKC.
getAsVector() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
At the time of the writing of this class, lots of clients were using it as a proxy for a Vector and not for a FeatureList.
getAttributeName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the AttributeName of the QueryModalityUnit.
getBasicResults() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Gets the basicResults.
getBlock(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
This method is only used by the PersistentIrfHashtable itself and by its enumerator.
getBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Returns the broker for this proxy
getCombinatorStructure() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalities
Gets the combinator structure for these modalities.
getCombinedScore() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Gets the combinedScore
getCombiner() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the Combiner of the QueryModalityUnit.
getConditions() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the Conditions of the QueryModalityUnit.
getConversionRules() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Returns the conversion rules
getConverterClassName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Gets the name of the class for the document objects in this collection
getConverters() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
 
getCountOfPartialResults() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets number of entries in partialResults
getCurrentDocCollection(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
SetGet the current document collection.
getCurrentLocationOfBrokeredStorage() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Returns the current high-level information about where brokered (persistent) objects are kept.
getDE_Features() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Returns the value DEs contained in the IndexingFeatures in the list.
getDE_Type(DataElem) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Returns a code indicating the type of the data element passed
getDE() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Retrieves the represented data element.
getDescription() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Gets the description of the collection
getDirtyValues() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
 
getDoc() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Returns the ProxyDocument of the IoAddrIntern.
getDocClassName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Gets the name of the class for the document objects in this collection
getDocCollIter() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Get an enumeration to allow interation over the available document collections
getDocNo(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Returns the number-th document in the list.
getDocScore() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the docScore
getDocType() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the DocType of the QueryModalityUnit.
getDocType(ProxyDocument) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Returns a code indicating the type of proxy IR document passed
getDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the document associated with this result.
getDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Returns the document this result refers to.
getDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Gets the document.
getErrorWriter() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets the writer to which error messages are being directed.
getFeature() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
 
getFeature() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Gets the IF's stored feature
getFeature() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Gets the query feature.
getFeature(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the feature for a DataElement.
getFeature(DeIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the feature for a DeIntern.
getFeatureBinCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns the length of the base array in the PersistentIrfHashtable by feature.
getFeatureName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalityUnit
Gets the feature name of this modality unit.
getFeatureName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Gets the feature name of this modality unit.
getFeatureNames() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Gets feature names of document.
getFeatureNames() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Gets feature names of document.
getFeatureNames() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Gets feature names of document.
getFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Returns the features for which indexing features have been stored.
getFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
 
getFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Returns the features for which indexing features have been stored.
getFeatures() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Returns the features for which indexing features have been stored.
getFeatures(Dictionary) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets features out of a collection of IndexingFeatures which is a subclass of Dictionary (Hashtable, PolyKeyHashtable).
getFeatures(IoAddrIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets features that are present in supplied source
getFeatures(ProxyFeatureList) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gest features out of a vector of IndexingFeatures
getFeaturesFromEnumeration(Enumeration) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Factorizes the common code of getFeatures(*).
getFeaturesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Returns the number of features that have been stored (NOT Indexing Features) in this IdxIntern.
getFeatureTypes() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Gets feature types of document.
getFeatureTypes() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Gets feature types of document.
getFeatureTypes() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Gets feature types of document.
getFeatureValue(Document) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Returns the data elements from 'fvals' corresponding to the featureName of this IMU.
getFeatureValues() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Gets the values of the indexable features.
getFeatureValues() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Gets the values of the indexable features.
getFeatureValues() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Gets the values of the indexable features.
getFeatureVector(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Returns the vector of values associated to the given source.
getFeatureVector(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Contract: The returned ProxyFeatureList must contain every ProxyIndexingFeature that was stored in the PDKC with a sourceKey matching the one given in this method's parameter.
getFileCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafHandle
Returns the unique code for the file in which objects referred to by handles of this class will be stored
getFileCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafHandle
 
getFileCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafHandle
 
getFilePointer() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Returns the current position in the file, where the next read or write will occur.
getFirstInstance() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Enforce uniqueness of proxies by checking to see if a proxy for this IR document already exists and returning that reference if it exists; and see that analogous processing is carried out for the contained proxy data elements.
getFirstInstance() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Enforce uniqueness of proxies by checking to see if a proxy for this IR document already exists and returning that reference if it exists.
getFirstInstances() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Removes any proxies duplicated during deserialization - replacing them with references to a single instance of the proxy.
getFirstInstances() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Completes the recursion of getFirstInstance() calls
getFirstInstances() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
For proxy management purpose.
getFirstInstances() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Removes proxy duplicated during deserialization - replace with references to a single instance of the proxy.
getFirstName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Retrieves the first name as a string.
getFirstName() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonNameIntrf
Return the first name
getFirstName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Retrieves the first name as a string.
getFlagUpToDate() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Returns the value of the flag uptodate.
getFreqOfFeatureInQuery() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Gets the frequency of the feature in the query.
getFrequency(Vector, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Gives the number of times this appears in the given dictionary considered as a collection of DeIntern.
getHandleByOid(Oid) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Gets a handle from the table of handles by Oid
getHandlesByOid() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
 
getHandlesByOidDataFileLocation() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Gets the location of the handlesByOidDataFile;
getHandlesByOidSize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Gets the size of the table
getHandlesByOidSize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
Gets the size of the table
getHandlesByOidSize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.OneSizeHandlesByOid
Gets the size of the table
getHandleType(Handle) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Returns a unique code for every kind of Handle that may be encountered.
getIF_Type(ProxyIndexingFeature) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
This method is a perfect candidate for a general ObjectProvider class that would centralize them.
getIFsWithFeature(DeIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the indexing features with this feature.
getIFsWithFeature(DeIntern, String, String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the indexing features with this feature and the correct docType and attributeName.
getIFsWithSource(IoAddrIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the indexing features of a source.
getIndex() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Gets index
getIndexer() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Gets indexer for this modality unit
getIndexerManager() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Get the IndexerManager which is a component of this InfoServer
getIndexingFeature() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Retrieves the Indexing Feature.
getIndexingFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Exposes the inner structure of the IdxIntern It is mainly used to pass methods to the PersistentDualKeyContainer for probe purpose: showing statistics for example, or getting a display.
getIndexingFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets a vector of the indexing features comprised by this result
getIndexingFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Gets results for these indexing features
getIndexingFeatures(DataElem, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer.Indexer
All indexer classes must implement this method to return the indexing features that were extracted from specified data element and document at indexing time.
getIndexingFeatures(DataElem, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer.UniversalIndexer
Returns the indexing features that were extracted from specified data element and document at indexing time.
getIndexingFeatures(IndexingModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Returns indexing features as a Vector of Vectors: one inner Vector for each modality unit.
getIndexingFeatures(IndexingModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Returns indexing features as a Vector of Vectors: one inner Vector for each modality unit (i.e., document field, index).
getIndexingFeatures(IndexingModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Returns indexing features as a Vector of Vectors: one inner Vector for each modality unit.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Gets the (actually unique) indexing feature of this ProxyDeInteger.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Extract indexing features from this data element
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Gets the (actually unique) indexing feature of this DeInteger.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Extracts Indexing Features from DeString.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
Extracts Indexing Features from DeHtml.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Extracts Indexing Features from the real DeString.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Extracts Indexing Features from the real DeHtml.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Extract indexing features from this data element according to the indexing modalities
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Extract indexing features from the real DeDouble
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Returns the indexing features of this data element.
getIndexingFeatures(ProxyDocument, IndexingModalities, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Extract indexing features from this person name
getIndexingModalities() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Gets the indexing modalities for this collection
getIndexingModalities() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Gets indexing modalities for this document.
getIndexingModalities() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Gets indexing modalities for this document.
getIndexingModalities() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Gets indexing modalities for this document.
getIndexingModalities() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalities
Gets the indexing modalities for these modalities.
getIndexIter() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Gets an enumeration to allow iteration over the available indexes
getIndexLocation() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Gets the collection-level location of the indexes for this collection
getIndexName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Gets index name
getIndexName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the IndexName of the QueryModalityUnit.
getInfoServer() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
Get the InfoServer that is part of this IrfManager
getInMemoryProxiesByOidBinCount() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Gets the number of bins in the subject table
getInMemoryProxiesByOidSize() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Gets the number of keys in the subject table
getInMemoryProxyCounts() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Returns information on the number of in-memory proxies for persistent objects - lightweight versus heavyweight
getLastUsedOid() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Returns the value of the last used Oid It may be interesting to know how many Oids have already been given.
getLength() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Get the length of the file.
getList(FeatureListBrafHandle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
 
getList(long) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ListPool
Return a vector of accessible objects.
getListElementNo(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Returns the i-th element of the list.
getLocationOfBrokeredStorage() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
 
getMatcher() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the Matcher of the QueryModalityUnit.
getMatcherManager() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Get the MatcherManager which is a component of this InfoServer
getMatchingDegree() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Gets the matching degree.
getMaxFreqOfAnyFeatureInQuery() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Gets the maximum frequency of any feature in the query.
getMaxHandlesByOidCacheEntries() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Returns the maximum number of entries in the cache
getMaxRSV() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the maxRSV.
getModalities() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Returns vector of indexing modality units.
getModalityAt(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Gets modality unit at a given index (0-based)
getModalityCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Gets the count of modalities
getModified() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Tests whether the collection has been modified since last save
getModifiedDocColls() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Find the document collections that have been modified
getModifiedDocColls() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
Find the document collections that have been modified
getName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Gets the name of the collection
getName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Gets the index name.
getName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Gets the index name.
getName() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Gets the index name.
getNextOid() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Gets the next Oid.
getNrOfFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of features.
getNrOfFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Returns the number of features of the IoAddrIntern.
getNrOfFeatures(IoAddrIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of features for a source.
getNrOfIndexingFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of indexing features.
getNrOfSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of sources.
getNrOfSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Gives the number of sources the internal data element appears in.
getNrOfSources(DeIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of sources for a feature.
getNrOfUniqueFeatures(IoAddrIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of unique features for a source.
getNrOfUniqueSources(DeIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of unique sources for a feature.
getNrOfUniqueSources0(DeIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the number of unique sources for a feature.
getNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the number of the QueryModalityUnit.
getNumberOfSourcesFor(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Gives the number of sources containing the given feature.
getNumberOfSourcesFor(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Gives the number of sources containing the given feature.
getNumberOfValuesFor(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Gives the number of features stored for the given source.
getNumberOfValuesFor(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Gives the number of features stored for the given source.
getNumDocs() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Returns the number of documents in the collection
getNumQueryFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the number of query features.
getNumUniqueQueryFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the number of unique query features
getObjectIdentifier() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Gets this proxy's Oid
getParagraphCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Returns the number of the current paragraph
getParagraphCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInText
Gets the positional information (paragraph number).
getParagraphCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInText
Gets the paragraph number information.
getPartialResults() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the partialResults.
getPartialResults() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Returns the partialResults this result is a part of.
getPersistenceBroker() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Get the broker for this proxy object
getPromptUser() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets value of promptUser.
getPromptWriter() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets the writer to which user prompts are being directed.
getProxyDocClass() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
Returns the value of the proxy document class
getProxyFor(Class, Oid) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
If there is already a proxy with the specified Oid, then return it after recording another reference to said proxy.
getProxyType(VirtualProxy) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Returns the assigned code to the class of this proxy.
getQuery() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Returns the query
getQueryCollection() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryRep
Returns a structured Vector of QueryRep and QueryModalityUnits.
getQueryCondition() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Gets the condition.
getQueryDoc() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Gets the query document.
getQueryDocAttr() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Gets the query document attribute.
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Creates an IR document that can be used as a query.
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Build an IR document suitable for use as a query
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
Creates a document for use as a query
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
 
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.ProxyCranfieldDocument
 
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.ProxyFbisDocument
 
getQueryDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
getQueryModalityUnit() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Gets the Query Modality Unit of the QueryCondition.
getQueryModalityUnit() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the query modality unit associated with this result
getQueryModalityUnit(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryRep
Gets QueryModalityUnit number n.
getRealDocClass() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
Returns the value of the real document class
getRealObject() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Returns the real object for which this proxy object stands
getResultVector() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Returns the whole list of results as a vector.
getRSV() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Gets the RSV.
getRSV() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Gets the Retrieval Status Value (RSV).
getScore() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Returns the score of the IoAddrIntern.
getScore() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Gives the score of the represented data element.
getScore() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Gets the score.
getSize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Returns number of documents in the result
getSourceBinCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns the length of the base array in the PersistentIrfHashtable by source.
getSourceDoc() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
 
getSourceDoc() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Gets this IF's source document
getSourceField() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
 
getSourceField() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Gets the field this IF was extracted from.
getSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Returns the sources for which indexing features have been stored.
getSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
 
getSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Returns the sources for which indexing features have been stored.
getSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Returns the enumeration of Objects used as sources in this DualKeyContainer.
getSources() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Returns the sources for which indexing features have been stored.
getSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns the enumeration of Objects used as sources in this PersistentDualKeyContainer.
getSources(DeIntern) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Gets the Indexing Features containing all of the sources which have the supplied feature.
getSourcesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Returns the number of sources that have been stored for this IdxIntern.
getSourcesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Gives the number of sources in the DualKeyContainer.
getSourcesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Gives the number of sources in the DualKeyContainer.
Contract: Each time a source is added to the PDKC, the sourcesNumber variable must be increased (see put()).
getSourceVector(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Returns the vector of sources that correspond to the given feature.
getSourceVector(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns the Vector associated to the parameter key.
Contract: The returned ProxyFeatureList must contain every ProxyIndexingFeature that was stored in the PDKC with a featureKey matching the one given in this method's parameter.
getStatistics() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Returns a String that contains statistics about this table and the cache it embeds.
getSurname() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Retrieves the surname as a string.
getSurname() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonNameIntrf
Retrieves the surname as a string.
getSurname() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Retrieves the surname as a string.
getTag() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
Returns the tag for this rule
getTestMode() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets the test mode.
getThresholdMD() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the ThresholdMD of the QueryModalityUnit.
getTimeInMillis() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets time in milliseconds since midnight Jan 1st 1970.
getTitle() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
 
getTitle() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocIntrf
Returns HCI Document title,
getTitle() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
getTraceLevel() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets the maximum level of trace messages to be generated.
getTraceWriter() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets the writer to which trace messages are being directed.
getUniqueValuesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Returns the number of different values stored in the DualKeyContainer.
getUniqueValuesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns the number of different values stored in the PersistentDualKeyContainer.
Contract: The name of this method is a bit ambiguous.
getValue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Return the value of the represented integer
getValue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Returns the value of the represented integer
getValue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Retrieves the value of the represented String.
getValue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Returns the String contained in the associated DeString.
getValue() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeStringIntrf
Returns the value of the string
getValue() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDoubleIntrf
Returns the value of the represented double
getValue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Returns the value of the represented double.
getValue() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeIntegerIntrf
Returns the value of the represented intege
getValue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Returns the value of the real DeDouble
getValue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Gets the integer value oh this Oid.
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Returns a string representation of the integer
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Gives the same result as toString().
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Returns a string representation of the integer
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Returns the value of the represented string
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Returns the associated DeString's value as a String
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Returns a string representation of the double
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Returns a string representation of the real DeDouble
getValueAsString() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Returns the string representation of the value of the DataElem Note: may be different of getAsString(), when object embeds other ones for instance.
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Gives the same result as toString().
getValueAsString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
 
getValues() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Returns the enumeration of Objects used as features for this DualKeyContainer.
getValues() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Returns the enumeration of Objects used as features for this PersistentDualKeyContainer.
Caution: these are the actual keys, ie an object used as a feature may not be returned if another object equal to the first one (considering hashCode() and equals()) had already been used as a feature for this DualKeyContainer.
getValuesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Gives the total number of features stored in the table.
getValuesNumber() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Gives the total number of features stored in the table.
Contract: Each time a feature is added to the PDKC, the valuesNumber variable must be increased (see put()).
getWarningWriter() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets the writer to which warning messages are being directed.
getWeight() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Gets the Weight of the QueryModalityUnit.
getWeightOfFeatureInDocument() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Gets the weightOfFeatureInDocument.
getWeightOfFeatureInQuery() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Gets the weightOfFeatureInQuery.
getWordCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Returns the number of the current word within the current paragraph
getWordCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInString
Access to the position information.
getWordCount() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInString
Gets the positional information.
gIndexingModalities - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfGlobal
 
gIrfManager - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfGlobal
 
gov.nist.nlpir.irf - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf
classes and interfaces at the highest level of the framework
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker
classes that support persistence by means of (de)serialization
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion
classes that support the transformation of raw document data into document objects and their component objects
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de
classes and interfaces that model data elements - parts of documents
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize
classes that support stemming, stopword removal, etc.
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document
classes and interfaces that model documents and collections of documents
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature
classes that model indexing features of various types
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.handle - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.handle
classes that model information needed by brokers to access the objects they manage
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index
classes and interfaces that support indexes - dictionaries of indexing features by source document or document data element
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf
classes and interfaces that support indexes implemented using buffered random access files
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer
classes that support the building of indexes
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman
classes that provide high-level management of information retrieval application resources
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher
classes responsible for comparing one set of indexing features with another (e.g., a document's with a query's)
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality
classes that model the various choices controling indexing and retrieval
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy
classes that model what is common to all proxies and their management.
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query
classes that model the information retrieval query, its interpretation, and evaluation
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result
classes that model the result of a search as a hierarchy of nested results corresponding to the structure of the query
gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util - package gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util
classes modeling structures and functionality of general utility
gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps - package gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps
classes providing functionality of use in multiple IRF-based applications - a sample application.
gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci - package gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci
classes supporting the IRF-based HCI application: text IR against a collection of TROFF-formatted abstracts of HCI articles.
gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec - package gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec
classes modeling concepts common to IRF-based IR applications againt TREC-like document collections
gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran - package gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran
classes modeling IRF-based IR applications against the Cranfield document collection in TREC-format
gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis - package gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis
classes modeling IRF-based IR applications against the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) document collection in TREC-format
gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io - package gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io
a class that provides support for buffered random access files
gStemmer - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfGlobal
 
gStopWordTable - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfGlobal
 
gTextStatistics - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfGlobal
 

H

Handle - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.handle.Handle.
Parent class of all handles - objects which provide information of various sorts defined and needed by a broker to access a stored object.
Handle() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.handle.Handle
 
handleClassNameVector - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Contains classes that just need a code, and do not necessarily comply to a given class or interface.
handleClassNumber - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Size of the two previous vectors, used several times.
handleClassVector - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Contains the Class objects, in order to call isInstance() and newInstance().
handleOf(Handle, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Saves in persistent storage the updated object passed
handleOf(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Saves in persistent storage the object passed
handles - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
The table of handles by Oid.
handlesByOid - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Handles by Oid table
HandlesByOid - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid.
The HandlesByOid table is responsible for keeping track of the handle of each persistent object by its object identifier (Oid).
HandlesByOid() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
 
handlesByOidAdds - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Statistics on handlesByOid table and cache.
handlesByOidCache - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Cache for handles by Oid
handlesByOidDataEntrySize - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.OneSizeHandlesByOid
Assumed constant entry size for serialized Handle.
handlesByOidDataFile - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
The file used to keep track of handles by Oid.
handlesByOidDataFileLocation - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Used to find the file associating Handles to Oids.
handlesByOidGets - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
 
handlesByOidGetsFromCache - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
 
handlesByOidIndexEntrySize - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
In the Index file, every entry is only the offset of the handle in the data file, so it's only a long that has to be stored.
handlesByOidIndexFile - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
The file used to keep track of handles by Oid.
handlesByOidIndexFileLocation - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
Used to find the file associating Handles to Oids.
handlesByOidRemoves - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
 
handlesByOidUpdates - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
 
hash - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEntry
 
hash - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEntry
Key hashcode.
HashBlock - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock.
This class is a classic implementation of a hash table, except that it adds an important feature usual hashtables don't provide: as storing in the table only uses hashCode() and equals(), and that these methods can be refined in each class to have a specific behavior, it is actually possible to access an object in the hashtable with different keys, provided these keys have the same hashCode and return true when they are compared with equals() .
HashBlock() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with a default capacity and load factor.
HashBlock(HashBlockEntry[], int, int, float) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
private constructor only used by the persistence mechanism, when coming back from disk.
HashBlock(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and default load factor.
HashBlock(int, float) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Constructs a new, empty hashblock with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.
HashBlockEntry - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEntry.
HashBlock entry.
HashBlockEntry() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEntry
 
HashBlockEnumerator - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator.
A HashBlock enumerator class.
HashBlockEnumerator(HashBlockEntry[], boolean) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator
 
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Redefines the default Object.hashCode().
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Overrides of Object.hashCode(), based on the hashCoding of the surname.
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Redefines the default Object.hashCode().
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Computes a hash code for the DE_string based on the hashCode of the represented String.
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Computes a hash code for the real DE_string based on the hashCode of the represented String.
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Redefines the default object.hashCode().
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Redefines the default object.hashCode().
hashCode() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Extends the default definition of hashCode() in Object.
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Overrides Object.hashCode(), based on the hashCoding of the surname.
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Returns a hashcode for an Document
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Gives a hashcode based on the source document, otherwise indexing would encounter problems (features of the same source not indexed as being in the same source).
Note: The default hashCode can only be accessed via super.hashCode().
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Gives a hash code based on the value represented.
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Returns a hashcode based on the value only.
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
hashCode() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocumentIntrf
 
hashCode() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
 
HashingCache - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache.
This cache associates a value to a key, a bit like a hashtable does.
HashingCache(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Builds a new cache with the given size.
hasMoreElements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator
 
hasMoreElements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator
 
hasMoreElements() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
HciDoc - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc.
An extension of Document for Bibliographic Documents.
HciDoc() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
HciDoc(ProxyDeString, ProxyDePersonName, ProxyDeHtml) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
HciDoc(ProxyDeString, ProxyDePersonName, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
HciDoc(String, String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
HciDocBrafBroker - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker.
This class is a file-based broker for HciDoc objects objects

HciDocBrafBroker() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
 
HciDocBrafHandle - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafHandle.
Handle for a persistent HciDoc object brokered by a random access file broker
HciDocBrafHandle() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafHandle
 
HciDocIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocIntrf.
An extension of Document Intrface for Bibliographic Documents.
hits - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
 
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Appends a string representation of the real DeInteger to the given string.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Adds the name and surname of the person to the HTML string given (in this order).
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Appends a string representation of this to the given string.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Adds the value of the string between H1 tags to the given string.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
Appends the DeHtml to the given string.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Adds the value of the string between H1 tags to the given string.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Appends the real DeHtml to the given string.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Appends the value to the given string in order to create an HTML doc.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Appends the value to the given string in order to create an HTML doc.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Appends a HTML representation of the DataElem to the given string, allowing to create HTML docs from DataElems.
HTML_ShowDoc(StringBuffer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Adds the name and surname of the person to the HTML string given (in this order).
HtmlAddrCount - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount.
Internal word counter for DeHtml.
HtmlAddrCount() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Initializes counters with new HtmlAddrCount Object.

I

id - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
IdfIdxIntern - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern.
This class extends IdxIntern to support indexes based around the Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) term weighting measure.
IdfIdxIntern(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Basic constructor with the Index location and name.
IdfIndex - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIndex.
A special Index dedicated to Inverse Document Frequencies instead of general data elements.
IdfIndex() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIndex
Creates the IdfIndex with the name "Unnamed IdfIndex".
IdfIndex(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIndex
Creates the IdfIndex with the name given in parameter.
IdxFeatWordInString - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInString.
This particular IndexingFeature allows you to keep track of the positional information of a word within a String with the variable wordCount.
IdxFeatWordInString(ProxyDataElem, ProxyDocument, ProxyDataElem, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInString
 
IdxFeatWordInText - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInText.
Container for elements of an Indexing Feature, the feature itself (a term, vector, label, etc.) and the source document that it was generated from.
IdxFeatWordInText(ProxyDataElem, ProxyDocument, ProxyDataElem, int, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInText
 
IdxIntern - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern.
Base class for the internal representation of an Index.
IdxIntern() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Only here for serializarion's needs.
IdxIntern(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Constructor which allocates the initial data structures for IdxIntern.
IdxWeightsWithMatchDegree - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.IdxWeightsWithMatchDegree.
Models the combination of indexing weights and matching degree.
IdxWeightsWithMatchDegree() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.IdxWeightsWithMatchDegree
 
IF - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
The indexing feature which is the basic result of the search.
IFs - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
the index itself
ignoreN(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
Starting from the current location in the input stream, skips the specified number of documents
ignoreN(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Advances the reader to just beyond the end of the Nth (numToIgnore-th) document, if possible.
ignoreN(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Skips numberOfDocsToSkip in the input file starting from the current location
imu - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalityUnit
The indexing modality unit associated with this RMU
inCache(Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Returns from cache the object associated with the designated handle
index - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator
 
index - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator
 
index - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Index for this feature, i.e., document field
Index - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index.
Provides some basic index information and access to the index features.
Index() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
No argument constructor only used by deserialization mechanism.
index(IndexingModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Indexes this document.
index(IndexingModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Indexes this document.
index(IndexingModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Indexes this document.
Index(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Creates an Index with the supplied name and sets the appliedIndexer to "none".
indexDir - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The name of the directory from which the index files (DB*) are to be read or to which they should be writen
indexer - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
An instance of the indexer for this IMU
Indexer - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer.Indexer.
The topmost abstract class for all indexer classes.
Indexer() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer.Indexer
 
indexerMan - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Manager for available indexers.
IndexerManager - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IndexerManager.
The IndexerManager manages the set of available indexers

The method for doing this in irf is as yet undetermined.
IndexerManager() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IndexerManager
 
IndexerMatcherManager - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IndexerMatcherManager.
The IndexerMatcherManager manages information about available indexers and document-query matchers.
IndexerMatcherManager() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IndexerMatcherManager
 
indexes - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
The indexes created for this collection
IndexingFeature - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature.
Container for elements of an Indexing Feature (IF): the feature itself (e.g., a term in a text document), the source document that it was generated from and the field within the source from which it was extracted.
IndexingFeature(ProxyDataElem, ProxyDocument, ProxyDataElem) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Constructs a new indexing feature
indexingFeatures - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Main part of the IdxIntern.
indexingModalities - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
The indexing modalities that guide indexing of the documents
indexingModalities - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalities
The information that was used to control indexing
IndexingModalities - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities.
A collection of Indexing Modality Units

IndexingModalities() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Constructs a new modalities container
IndexingModalityUnit - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit.
Container for information relating an index, the feature (i.e., document field) on which it is built, the indexer used, etc.
IndexingModalityUnit() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Constructor: sets a default indexer
IndexIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf.
This interface represents the functionality of a Index object.
indexLocation - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Information about the location of indexes for the collection Must be set by constructor so existence of DocCollection implies knowledge of index location information.
indexName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
the name of the index
indexName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
The name of the index associated with this query modality unit.
InfoObj - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.InfoObj.
Base class for Information Objects in IRF
InfoObj() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.InfoObj
 
infoServer - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
 
InfoServer - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer.
The InfoServer is responsible for keeping track of available indexes, document collections, and indirectly of available indexers and query-document matchers.
InfoServer() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
 
init() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Initializes this instance of IdxIntern.
init() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
This method assigns a code to every class, and reorganizes the name vectors so that indexes of names in them match the given code.
init(int) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Allows an exterior class to initialize the counter of given Oids.
initialize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Initialize the Infoserver dictionary of document collections, etc.
initialized - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Private lock for initialization of the class.
inMemoryProxiesByOid - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Tracks in-memory proxies for persistent objects to prevent duplication.
instance() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Return the instance of the singleton class: HCI_doc file persistence broker, creating one first if one has not already been created.
instance() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafBroker
Return the instance of the singleton class: doc file persistence broker, creating one first if one has not already been created.
instance() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
Return the instance of the singleton class: FBIS doc file persistence broker, creating one first if one has not already been created.
internPut(int, Object, Object, boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Common part to put() and add(), this method seeks the right place in the two tables.
inversedBlockMap - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
for each slot number, gives the number of the block this slot contains, -1 if none.
IoAddrIntern - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern.
This class is the internal representation of a source, ie a document.
IoAddrIntern(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
This constructor is only called by readFrom().
IoAddrIntern(ProxyDocument) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Constructor which initializes the source to doc, nrOfFeatures to 0 and score to 0.0.
IrfConverter - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter.
This abstract class models generic features of converters, which take "raw" data and turn it into Document objects.
IrfConverter() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
 
IrfGlobal - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfGlobal.
IrfGlobal is a single collection of globally known references to important information.
IrfGlobal() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfGlobal
 
IrfHashtable - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable.
This class is a classic implementation of an hashtable class.
IrfHashtable() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with a default capacity and load factor.
IrfHashtable(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and default load factor.
IrfHashtable(int, float) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Constructs a new, empty hashtable with the specified initial capacity and the specified load factor.
IrfHashtableEntry - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEntry.
IrfHashtable entry.
IrfHashtableEntry() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEntry
 
IrfHashtableEnumerator - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator.
A hashtable enumerator class.
IrfHashtableEnumerator(IrfHashtableEntry[], boolean) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator
 
IrfManager - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager.
Information Retrieval Manager

The IrfManager is a central, globally accessible control object through which document collections, indexes, and other information can be accessed.
IrfManager(String, boolean) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
 
irmDir - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The name of the directory from which the Irf Manager is to be read or to which it is to be saved
iS - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
The info server - here to save getting it every time its needed.
isBlankLine(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Determines if supplied string contains only white space charaters.
isDirty() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Returns the dirty bit status.
isDirty() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
 
isDirty() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Gets the dirty bit.
isEmpty() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Tests if this hashtable maps no keys to values.
isEmpty() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
isEmpty() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Tests if this hashtable maps no keys to values.
isEmpty() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
 
isLightweight() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Tests whether this proxy is lightweight or not.
isStructuredQuery() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryRep
Identifies a structured query.
isUnstructuredQuery() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryRep
Identifies a unstructured query.
IsVowel(char) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 

K

key - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEntry
 
key - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEntry
Key the value is maped to.
keys - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator
 
keys - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator
 
keys - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
keys - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Array of keys to queue
keys - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Array keeping track of the stored keys.
keys() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.
keys() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.
keys() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Returns the keys available in the hashtable for the get method.
KeyWordIdxIntern - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIdxIntern.
Extends the IdxIntern for KeyWord indexes.
KeyWordIdxIntern(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIdxIntern
 
KeyWordIndex - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIndex.
Extends the Index for KeyWord indexes.
KeyWordIndex() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIndex
Creates a KeyWord Index called "Unnamed Index".
KeyWordIndex(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIndex
Creates a KeyWord Index with the supplied name.

L

lambda - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
lastSource - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
 
lastUsedOid - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
used to assign Oids to proxies only.
lastUsedOidAtStart - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
The Oid class can't keep track itself of the last Oid given away because of the static keyword vs Serialization behavior.
lastValues - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Caching mechanism objects: This cache is only used by put().
length() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Returns the size of the base array
length() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
 
length() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Exact same result as size().
LinearCombinator - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.LinearCombinator.
The Linear Combinator
LinearCombinator() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.LinearCombinator
 
LinearCombinator(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.LinearCombinator
Create a linear combinator.
LinearCombinator(int, double[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.LinearCombinator
Create and set linear combinator.
LinkableInfoObj - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.LinkableInfoObj.
Base class for Linkable Information Objects, basis of IR Document Class Objects
LinkableInfoObj() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.LinkableInfoObj
 
LinkedListPool - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool.
Pool of multiple linked lists.
LinkedListPool(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
 
ListPool - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ListPool.
Interface used by pools that contain multiple lists.
load(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
This method finds out where to load a block with a LFU-like algorithm, loads the block and returns the slot number where it just loaded the block.
loadFactor - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
 
loadFactor - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
The load factor for the hashblock.
locationOfBrokeredStorage - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
High-level information for use by brokers in locating persistent storage - transient here; saved by collection in DocCollection.

M

main(String[]) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Test the BufferedRandomAccessFile class.
main(String[]) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The main method of the application, handles command line options.
makeInfoServerSerializationFileName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
Compose the fully qualified name of the InfoServer serialization file from the directoryForInfoServerSerialization and the fixed name of the file "DB.Info".
makeLastOid_FileName() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
 
makeLightweight() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Makes this proxy lightweight (cut the link to its real object) and sees that the same is done for the contained proxy data elements.
makeLightweight() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Like for every other Proxy, this method cuts the link between the real object and the proxy so that the first one can be collected.
makeLightweight() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Make this proxy object lightweight - cut the link to its real object
makePersistent() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Passes the message on to each component object which is a proxy - telling it to make itself persistent.
makePersistent() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
Override VirtualProxy's method with the same name.
makePersistent() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Makes the real object persistent.
makePersistent() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Overriding of the standard method in VirtualProxy
makePersistent() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Makes the object persistent IFF not already persistent Assign it an oid if it has none; save its handle by Oid; and save the Oid in the proxie
makeQueryConditions(QueryModalityUnit, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Generates a set of query conditions.
makeResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition(QueryCondition, Hashtable) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Generates a vector of results for a given query condition
makeResultsForDocMatchingQuery(QueryRep, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Makes a complete result for documents matching the supplied query from the partial results supplied.
makeResultsForDocMatchingQuery(QueryRep, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Makes a complete result for documents matching the supplied query from the partial results supplied.
makeResultsForDocMatchingQuery(QueryRep, Vector) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Makes a complete result for documents matching the supplied query from the partial results supplied.
makeResultsForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit(QueryModalityUnit, Vector, int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Generates a vector of results for a given query modality unit This method takes a vector of ResultForDocMatchingQueryConditions (called partial results) and groups these by source document to form a combined result vector of ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnits (called combined results), exactly one of the latter combined Results for each source referred to in the partial results of* the incoming vector.
makeSerializationNameWith(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
 
managedField - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
A an instance of Field class for the document field being indexed.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Computes the matching score between the real DeInteger and the given DeInteger.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Scores the match of this DePersonName with another Object.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Computes the matching score between this and the given DeInteger.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Scores the match of this DeString with another Object.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Scores the match of the real DeString with another For the function to succeed, the object must be a DeString also.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Matches the score of this DeDouble with another Object.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Scores the match of the real DeDouble with another.
match(DataElem) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Matches score of this DataElem with another.
match(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Scores the match of this DePersonName with another Object.
match(DataElem, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
Determines if two data elements match
match(DataElem, DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.NullMatcherbp
Decides whether the string versions of two data elements are exact matches for eachother
match(IndexingFeature, IndexingFeature) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
Determines whether two indexing features match
matcher - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
The Matcher object associated with this query modality unit.
Matcherbp - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp.
The Matcherbp class is responsible for matching one set of indexing features against another (e.g.
Matcherbp() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
 
matcherMan - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Manager for available query-doc matchers.
MatcherManager - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.MatcherManager.
The MatcherManager manages the set of available document-query matchers.
MatcherManager() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.MatcherManager
 
matchingDegree - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
The degree to which the indexing feature in this result matches the corresponding feature in the query.
materializeRealObject() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Materializes the real object for which this proxy object stands
materializeWith(Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Materializes the object associated with the designated handle
materializeWith(Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.FileBroker
Materializes the object associated with the designated Oid.
maxFreqOfAnyFeatureInQuery - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
The maximum frequency of any feature in the query.
maxHandlesByOidCacheEntries - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Initial size of the cache used to match handles to Oids.
maxNumberOfStopWords - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
maxNumberOfWords - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
maxRSV - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
The maximum Retrieval Status Value for any document in this modality
MEDIUM_TRACE - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Trace level constant
minNumberOfStopWords - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
minNumberOfWords - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
minRootSize - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
modalitylist - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Vector of IndexingModalityUnits
mode - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
The access mode of the file.
modified - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Flag indicating whether this collection has been modified since it was loaded

N

name - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
The collection's name
newDoc() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
This function must be called when a document has been parsed so that the statistics can be updated.
newEnd - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
newestIndex - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Index of most recently added value
newOffset - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
newStopWord() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
This feature must be called when a new stopword is met in a document.
newTag(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Increments paragraph counter and reset word counter if paragraph tag is supplied.
newWord() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Increments word counter.
newWord() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
This feature must be called when a new word is met in a document.
next - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEntry
 
next - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEntry
Links the next entry in the collision list.
nextElement() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator
 
nextElement() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator
 
nextElement() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
nextOffset - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
 
NONE - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
Possible action code - ignore data associated with this tag
nrOfFeatures - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Number of features found in the considered source.
nrOfSources - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Number of documents in which equivalent DataElements appear.
NullMatcherbp - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.NullMatcherbp.
This class provides a "null" version of features matching.
NullMatcherbp() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.NullMatcherbp
 
number - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Serves for accessing the appropriate collection of indexing features from the ordered collection of collections of indexing features derived for the query document.
numberOfBlocks - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Total number of blocks composing the hashtable.
numberOfDocs - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
numberOfSlots - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Size of the previous array.
numCalcDocumentScoreThreads - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Number of threads to be started for calculation of document scores
numCalcFeatureScoreThreads - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Number of threads to be started for calculation of feature scores
numQueryFeatures - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Number of features in the query
numUniqueQueryFeatures - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Number of unique features in the query

O

objectIdentifier - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Unique identifier for persistent object
objectWith(Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
Returns the object associated with the passed handle
Oid - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid.
This class encapsulates the Object Identifier concept - a value which is unique to each object.

Right now, this class is just an int wrapper.
Oid(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Private constructor used by getNextOid() and deserialization mechanism with readFrom().
oldEnd - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
oldOffset - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
OneSizeHandlesByOid - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.OneSizeHandlesByOid.
This particular implementation of HandlesByOid assumes all handles take the same space when they are written to disk.
OneSizeHandlesByOid() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.OneSizeHandlesByOid
 
openHandlesByOid(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Opens the handles-by-oid files
openHandlesByOid(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
Opens the handles-by-oid files
openPoolFile() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
 
outputState - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Flag indicating if debugging output is to be produced or not
outputWriter - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Working PrintWriter for use by the local methods print and println

P

paragraphCount - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Number of the current paragraph, starting at 1.
paragraphCount - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInText
Paragraph number information.
partialResults - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Collection of lower-level results (ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition) comprised by this result
partialResults - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
The lower-level results - these are per-field/index.
PersistenceBroker - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker.
This is an abstract class which represents what's common to all brokers (object relational, relational, flat file, etc.) for support of persistent objects - their materialization and dematerialization.
PersistenceBroker() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.broker.PersistenceBroker
 
PersistentDualKeyContainer - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer.
This class is the "heart" of the Index.
PersistentDualKeyContainer(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Constructor for PersistentDualKeyContainer Contract: This constructor is only used by IdxIntern.
PersistentIrfHashtable - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable.
Persistent version of IrfHashtable.
PersistentIrfHashtable(String, String, int, int, int, float) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Builds a PersistentIrfHashtable with the given charateristics:
PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator.
The PersistentIrfHashtable enumerator class.
PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator(PersistentIrfHashtable, boolean) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
PersistentObjectManager - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager.
This class manages the two kinds of objects that may be written to disk in a very short form: Proxies and Handles.
PersistentObjectManager() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
 
personalizedInit(Vector, Vector) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
This constructor allows to perfectly tune the classes managed, specifying all of them and not just using the default ones provided by the no argument constructor.
poolFile - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
The file in which every feature list will be stored.
poolFileName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
 
poolFileName - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
 
poolNameSbV - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Name of the pool file for sources-by-value
poolNameVbS - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Name of the pool file for values-by-source
populateByIndexThenDoc - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Flag to indicate whether to create indexes by scanning each document once for each index or by scanning each document once only and incrementing each index for the document scanned
populateColl(DocCollection) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Create documents, add them to a collection and index them.
PorterStemmer - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.
Implementation of the Porter stemming algorithm documented in: Porter M.F.
PorterStemmer.AddAnE - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.AddAnE.
 
PorterStemmer.AddAnE(PorterStemmer) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.AddAnE
 
PorterStemmer.Condition - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.Condition.
 
PorterStemmer.Condition(PorterStemmer) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.Condition
 
PorterStemmer.ContainsVowel - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.ContainsVowel.
 
PorterStemmer.ContainsVowel(PorterStemmer) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.ContainsVowel
 
PorterStemmer.PorterRule - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule.
Inner class to describle a single rule
PorterStemmer.PorterRule(PorterStemmer, int, String, String, int, int, int, PorterStemmer.Condition) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.PorterRule
 
PorterStemmer.RemoveAnE - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.RemoveAnE.
 
PorterStemmer.RemoveAnE(PorterStemmer) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer.RemoveAnE
 
PorterStemmer() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
This constructor creates all the rules it will use when asked to stem a word.
prepareDocPresent(ResultForDocMatchingQuery) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Takes as argument a ResultForDocMatchingQuery to be presented on the screen.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField
 
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Prints the value of the represented integer.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Writes the current word and paragraph counters' values to standard out
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Prints a presentation of the DePersonName like this: Name: myname FirstName: myfirstName
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Prints the value of the represented integer.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Prints the represented String with a space before and a comma after.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Writes the associated DeString to standard out
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Displays the represented value surrounded by spaces..
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Displays the real DeDouble (surrounded with spaces)
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
This function prints all the statistics about the texts, on an eight lines display.
present() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Each DataElem has to provide a function to present itself so that the tree of DataElems can be browsed and checked.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Prints a presentation of the DePersonName like this: Name: myname FirstName: myfirstName
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Presents the contents of the table.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Displays info on contents of the document collection
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Displays document in ascii form to screen
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Displays document in ascii form to screen
present() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Displays document in ascii form to standard out
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Displays an ascii representation of the Class.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Presents the status of the index and its features.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Presents the status of the index and its features.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIdxIntern
Displays an ascii representation of the Class.
present() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Presents the status of the index and its features.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IndexerMatcherManager
Print out information on the available indexers/matchers

How this is to be done depends on how the information on available indexers and matchers in managed in irf.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IndexerManager
Print out information on the available indexers.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Print out a list of available resources
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.MatcherManager
Print out information on the available matchers

How this is to be done depends on how the information on available matchers in managed in irf.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
Print out information on the contents of the IrfManager
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Displays indexing modalities
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Prints representation of indexing modality unit to standard output showing featureName, indexer, and indexName.
present() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Presents the different codes assigned to the proxy/handle classes.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Displays information about this Result
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Displays information about this result
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Presents the contents of the queue, most recent first
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Present the contents of the cache, in the form:
d key1 <=> value1 for couples that are marked dirty,
key2 <=> value2 for the others.
present() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.StringTable
Presents the contents of the string table.
present(boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Presents the elements of the list of results.
present(int, IndexingModalities) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator
Displays combinator structure to standard output.
present(int, IndexingModalities) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.LinearCombinator
display current linear combinator to standard output.
present(int, IndexingModalities) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
display current structured combinator to standard output.
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Exactly the same thing as present(): prints the value.
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Here, the presentation is briefer than with present(): myfirstName myname,
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Exactly the same thing as present(): prints the value.
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Prints the value of the String.
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Writes the associated DeString to standard out in a brief form
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Same as present(), but with no space.
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Same as present(), but with no space.
presentBrief() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Same as present() but the presentation can be shorter.
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Here, the presentation is briefer than with present(): myfirstName myname,
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Displays document on one line to screen
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Displays document on one line to standard out
presentBrief() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Displays document on one line to standard out
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
 
presentBrief() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocIntrf
Writes title to standard out
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
 
presentBrief() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
presentBrief(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator
Displays combinator structure, using indexes instead of imus, to standard output.
presentBrief(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.LinearCombinator
display current linear combinator using indexes instead of imus to standard output.
presentBrief(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
print structured combinator with indexes instead of imus.
presentBrief(Vector, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator
Displays the combinator structure v, using indexes instead of imus, to standard output.
presentBrief(Vector, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.LinearCombinator
display the linear combinator, v, using indexes instead of imus to standard output.
presentBrief(Vector, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
print structured combinator, v, with indexes instead of imus.
presentCombinatorIMU(IndexingModalityUnit) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator
Prints combinator indexing modality unit.
presentFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Displays an ascii representation of the features in the Index (members of features).
presentFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIdxIntern
Displays an ascii representation of the features.
presentInMemoryProxies() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Writes the contents of the inMemoryProxiesByOid table to standard out
presentSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Displays an ascii representation of the sources.
presentSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.KeyWordIdxIntern
Displays an ascii representation of the sources.
presentStatistics() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Generates a report on the number of sources, features and indexing features.
presentStatistics() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Presents the status of the index and its feature statistics.
presentStatistics() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Presents the status of the index and its feature statistics.
presentStatistics() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Presents the status of the index and its feature statistics.
printMemUseStats(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Print out data on memory usage
printSpaces(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.Combinator
Prints the number of spaces specified in parameter.
printTimestamp() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes a timestamp to standard out.
printVM_MemoryStats() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
If printing debugging output, writes stats on memory usage by the Java virtual machine to standard out.
printVM_MemoryStatsWithGC() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
If printing debugging output, writes stats on memory usage by the Java virtual machine to standard out after calling gabage collection.
promptUser - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Flag indicating if the user is to be prompted for input
promptWriter - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Working PrintWriter for input prompt message output
proxy - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy.IMP_Entry
 
proxyClassNameVector - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Contains the descendants of VirtualProxy class names.
proxyClassNumber - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Size of the two previous vectors, used several times.
proxyClassVector - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Contains the VirtualProxy children Class objects, in order to call isInstance() and newInstance().
ProxyCranfieldDocument - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.ProxyCranfieldDocument.
A stand-in for an CranfieldDocument
ProxyCranfieldDocument() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.ProxyCranfieldDocument
 
ProxyCranfieldDocument(CranfieldDocument) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.ProxyCranfieldDocument
 
ProxyCranfieldDocument(ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeHtml) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.ProxyCranfieldDocument
 
proxyCranfieldDocumentClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
ProxyDataElem - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDataElem.
This is a class which represents what's common to all proxies for data elements - not much.
ProxyDataElem() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDataElem
 
ProxyDeDouble - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble.
This class represents a DeDouble by proxy.
ProxyDeDouble() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Constructs an instance from no arguments
ProxyDeDouble(DeDouble) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Builds a ProxyDeDouble that represents the given a DeDouble.
ProxyDeDouble(double) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Builds a ProxyDeDouble that represents the given value.
ProxyDeDouble(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Builds a ProxyDeDouble that represents the given a string representing a double
proxyDeDoubleClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
ProxyDeHtml - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml.
This class represents a DeHtml by proxy.

proxyDeHtml_Class - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
proxyDeHtml_Class - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Working instance of a ProxyDE_...
proxyDeHtml_Class - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
Working instance of ProxyDE_...
ProxyDeHtml() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Constructs an instance from no arguments
ProxyDeHtml(char[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Creates a ProxyDeHtml object, given an array of chars
ProxyDeHtml(DeHtml) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Creates a ProxyDeHtml object, given a DeHtml object.
ProxyDeHtml(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeHtml
Creates a ProxyDeHtml object, given a String object
ProxyDeInteger - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger.
Proxy representation of a integer as a DataElem.
ProxyDeInteger() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
No-argument constructor
ProxyDeInteger(DeInteger) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Creates a ProxyDeInteger that represents the given integer.
ProxyDeInteger(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Creates a ProxyDeInteger that represents the given integer.
ProxyDeInteger(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Creates a ProxyDeInteger that represents the given integer.
proxyDeIntegerClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
ProxyDePersonName - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName.
Instances of this class represent a DePersonName by proxy
ProxyDePersonName() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
No-argument constructor
ProxyDePersonName(char[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Builds a DePersonName considering the only array of characters given as a String representing the person's surname.
ProxyDePersonName(char[], char[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Treats the two arrays of characters as Strings and creates the DePersonName associated.
ProxyDePersonName(DePersonName) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Builds a ProxyDePersonName given a DePersonName assumed to copntain the surname.
ProxyDePersonName(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Builds a DePersonName assuming the only string given is the person's surname.
ProxyDePersonName(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Assigns first and last name.
proxyDePersonNameClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
proxyDePersonNameClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Working instance of a ProxyDE_...
ProxyDeString - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString.
An instance of this class is a proxy for a DeString object.

ProxyDeString() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
No-argument constructor
ProxyDeString(DeString) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Creates a proxy for the given DeString given a DeString
ProxyDeString(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Creates a DeString with the given String and associates a new proxy to this DE.
proxyDeStringClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
proxyDeStringClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Working instance of a ProxyDE_...
proxyDeStringClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
Working instance of ProxyDE_...
proxyDocClass - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
An example of the class of proxy IR documents to be created
ProxyDocument - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument.
Parent class of all IR document proxies.

ProxyDocument() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
 
ProxyFbisDocument - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.ProxyFbisDocument.
A stand-in for an FbisDocument
ProxyFbisDocument() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.ProxyFbisDocument
 
ProxyFbisDocument(FbisDocument) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.ProxyFbisDocument
 
ProxyFbisDocument(ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeString, ProxyDeHtml) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.ProxyFbisDocument
 
proxyFbisDocumentClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
ProxyFeatureList - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList.
Proxy class for FeatureLists.
ProxyFeatureList() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Creates a ProxyFeatureList with no real object associated.
ProxyFeatureList(String, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Creates a ProxyFeatureList with the given capacity.
ProxyFeatureList(String, Vector) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Creates a ProxyFeatureList that refers to the given Vector and stores the list in the pool file given.
proxyFeatureListClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
This class object will be used for materialization of lists stored in the block.
ProxyHciDoc - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc.
An stand-in for an HciDoc
ProxyHciDoc() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
 
ProxyHciDoc(HciDoc) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
 
ProxyHciDoc(ProxyDeString, ProxyDePersonName, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
 
ProxyHciDoc(String, String, String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
 
proxyHciDocClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Working instance of ProxyDE...
ProxyIdfIndex - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIdfIndex.
Extends the ProxyIndex for IDF indexes.
ProxyIdfIndex() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIdfIndex
Creates the IdfIndex with the name "Unnamed IdfIndex".
ProxyIdfIndex(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIdfIndex
Creates the IdfIndex with the location and name given in parameter.
ProxyIdxFeatWordInString - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInString.
Proxy class for Indexing Features referring to a word in a string.
ProxyIdxFeatWordInString() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInString
No argument constructor for deserialization purpose.
ProxyIdxFeatWordInString(ProxyDataElem, ProxyDocument, ProxyDataElem, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInString
 
proxyIdxFeatWordInStringClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
 
ProxyIdxFeatWordInText - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInText.
Proxy class for Indexing Features referring to a word in a text.
ProxyIdxFeatWordInText() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInText
Empty constructor for deserializatiopn purpose.
ProxyIdxFeatWordInText(ProxyDataElem, ProxyDocument, ProxyDataElem, int, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInText
 
proxyIdxFeatWordInTextClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
 
ProxyIndex - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex.
This class represents a proxy for Index objects
ProxyIndex() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
 
ProxyIndexingFeature - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature.
Proxy class for Indexing Features.
ProxyIndexingFeature() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
No argument constructor for deserialization purpose.
ProxyIndexingFeature(ProxyDataElem, ProxyDocument, ProxyDataElem) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
 
proxyIndexingFeatureClass - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
 
ProxyKeyWordIndex - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyKeyWordIndex.
Extends the ProxyIndex for KeyWord indexes.
ProxyKeyWordIndex() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyKeyWordIndex
Creates a KeyWord Index called "Unnamed Index".
ProxyKeyWordIndex(String, String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyKeyWordIndex
Creates a KeyWord Index with the supplied name.
proxyRefsCounted - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Flag, true if refs to proxy docs and indexes can be added to the table of in-memory proxies
proxyRefsCounted - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Flag indicating refs to proxy indexes have been added to the table of in-memory proxies
proxyRefsCountedTrue - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Flag indicating if references to contained proxies can be counted
proxyRefsCountedTrue - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
The boolean to manage the inMemoryProxiesByOid table.
proxyRefsCountedTrue - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
 
ProxyTrecDocument - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.ProxyTrecDocument.
A stand-in for an FbisDocument
ProxyTrecDocument() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.ProxyTrecDocument
 
put(FeatureListBrafHandle, ProxyIndexingFeature) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
Stores an object which conforms to the ProxyIndexingFeature class.
put(long, ProxyIndexingFeature) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ListPool
store an object which conforms to the Accessible interface.
put(Object, int, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Maps the specified key to the specified value in this hashtable.
put(Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Maps the specified key to the specified value in this hashtable.
put(Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
This put is the equivalent of the one in Hashtable.
put(Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Same as add with no dirty bit.
put(Object, Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
put(Object, Object, ProxyIndexingFeature) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Puts a ProxyIndexingFeature instance in the container.

Q

qMod - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Modulus to give queue its circularity
QMU - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
The QueryModalityUnit which describes the actions to be performed regarding this query condition.
QMU - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
The query modality unit associated with this result
query - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
The query associated with this result
queryCollection - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryRep
A vector of QueryModalityUnits and/or vectors of QueryModalityUnits from the query, representing the relationships between the parts of the query.
QueryCondition - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition.
Holds information on a query condition, i.e.
QueryCondition(ProxyDocument, DataElem, DataElem, QueryModalityUnit, int, int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Creates a QueryCondition for the supplied query, query document type, feature, and QueryModalityUnit.
QueryCondition(QueryModalityUnit) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Creates a QueryCondition for the QueryModalityUnit and initializes freqOfFeatureInQuery and maxFreqOfAnyFeatureInQuery to 1.
queryDebugOutput() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Gets state of debugging output.
queryDoc - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
The document containing the query from which this query condition is derived.
queryDocAttr - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
The query document attribute.
QueryModalityUnit - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit.
Holds Query Modality information to be used in retrieval.
QueryModalityUnit(String, Matcherbp, IdxWeightsWithMatchDegree, String, String, double) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Creates a QueryModalityUnit and initializes IndexName, DocType, AttributeName and ThresholdMD.
queryName - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The name of a file containing a query to be used to search the collection
QueryRep - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryRep.
This class manipulates the representation of a query.
QueryRep(Vector, Combinator) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryRep
Creates a vector of QueryModalityUnits and/or vectors of QueryModalityUnits from the Query.

R

READ - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Read from the file.
read() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Read a byte of data from the file, blocking until data is available.
read(byte[]) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Read up to b.length( ) bytes into an array.
read(byte[], int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Read up to len bytes into an array, at a specified offset.
readBibToken(PushbackReader) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Scans a java PushbackReader of TROFF Bibliographic Documents until a token is recognized, then returns the token.
readBlock(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
This method is the symetric of writeBlock(), as it reads a HashBlock back from disk.
readBoolean() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a boolean from this file.
readByte() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a signed 8-bit value from this file.
readBytes(byte[], int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Read up to len bytes into an array, at a specified offset.
readChar() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a Unicode character from this file.
readDouble() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a double from this file.
readExt(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.handle.Handle
 
readExternal(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Reads external representation of this object
readFloat() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a float from this file.
readFrom(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Tuned deserialization mechanism.
readFrom(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Reads a HashBlock back from the file it was previously written with writeTo().
readFrom(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
The symmetric method of writeTo().
readFrom(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Reads the external representation of this object in the given file beginning where its pointer currently is.
readFully(byte[]) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads b.length bytes from this file into the byte array.
readFully(byte[], int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads exactly len bytes from this file into the byte array.
readHandleForOid(Oid) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Reads the handle from the disk.
readHandleForOid(Oid) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
Reads a Handle back in memory from disk.
readHandleForOid(Oid) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.OneSizeHandlesByOid
Reads the Handle back from the data file.
readInt() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a signed 32-bit integer from this file.
readLine() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads the next line of text from this file.
readLine() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
This method mainly embeds BufferedReader.readLine() so that it doesn't raise any exception and, moreover, the entire application can share a unique reader based on the standard output, thus allowing to have, for example, command files.
NOTE ON COMMENTS: In order for those command files to be usable, a comment mechanism appeared.
readLong() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a signed 64-bit integer from this file.
readObject(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Overrides the default readObject with tailored code
readObject(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
Overrides the default readObject with tailored code
readObject(ObjectInputStream) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
readObject is called to restore the state of the hashtable from a stream.
readObject(ObjectInputStream) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
The serializable interface method for matrialization.
readShort() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads a signed 16-bit number from this file.
readUnsignedByte() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads an unsigned 8-bit number from this file.
readUnsignedShort() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads an unsigned 16-bit number from this file.
readUTF() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Reads in a string from this file.
realDocClass - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
An example of the class of real IR documents to be created
realObject - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
The real object for which this object is a proxy, a handle, a smart reference
refCount - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy.IMP_Entry
 
reflectiveBuildHandle(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Builds the handle which is supposed to be found in the given file at its current file pointer.
reflectiveGetHandleType(Handle) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Returns the code assigned to the class of the given handle.
reflectiveWriteHandle(Handle, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Writes the given handle in the given file where the file pointer is currently.
registerForShutdown(Class) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
This method must be called from a static initializer by every class that wishes to be notified when the InfoServer shuts down.
rehash() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Rehashes the contents of the hashtable into a hashtable with a larger capacity.
rehash() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Rehashes the contents of the HashBlock into a HashBlock with a larger capacity.
rehashThreshold - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Rehashes the hashblock when count exceeds this threshold.
remove(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this hashtable.
remove(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this hashtable.
removeModalityAt(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Removes modality unit at given index (0-based)
removeWord(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Removes a stop word from the table
replace(Object, Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Finds the most recently added value with the given key
replaceEnd(StringBuffer, Vector) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
Apply a set of rules to replace the suffix of a word.
replaceExt(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.handle.Handle
Replaces the existing handle in the given file if it is possible at this place.
replaceHandleByOid(Oid, Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Replaces the entry in table of handles by Oid for the specified Oid with a new one using the same Oid the new handle passed.
replaceRealObject() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Rewrites the object after it has been changed.
replaceRealObject() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Replaces the realobject associated with this proxy.
requestGarbageCollection() - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Requests the garbage collector be run.
requestNormalizedWeights(Vector) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Request an integer weight to assign to each indexing modality for use in calculating the contribution of the indexing modality to a document's final score/RSV.
ResultForDocMatchingQuery - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery.
The result of a search modelling the match between a document and a query - at the level of a single document and all the information needed to calculate the RSV for the document.
ResultForDocMatchingQuery() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Creates an empty ResultForDocMatchingQuery
ResultForDocMatchingQuery(QueryRep, ProxyDocument, Vector) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
Creates a ResultForDocMatchingQuery for the supplied query, doc and results.
ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition.
The result of a search modelling the match between a document and a query condition - at the level of a feature (e.g., a keyword in a text document query)

ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition(QueryCondition, ProxyDocument, Vector) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Creates a ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition for the supplied query condition, document and results.
ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit.
The result of a search modelling the match between a document and a query modality unit - at the level of a single document field.
ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit(QueryModalityUnit, ProxyDocument, double, Vector, double) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Creates a ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit for the supplied query modality unit, document, score, results and maximum RSV.
resultList - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Contains the set of results for individual documents (ResultForDocMatchingQuery) which match the query.
RetrievalModalities - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalities.
Container for information needed for retrieval, namely: indexing modalities and the combinator structure used for retrieval, a set of instructions for combining the results of lower-level retrieval results.
RetrievalModalities(IndexingModalities) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalities
Constructs retrieval modalities using indexing modalities.
RetrievalModalityUnit - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalityUnit.
Container for a Retrieval Modality Unit (RMU) consisting of a featurename and corresponding indexing modality unit.
RetrievalModalityUnit(String, IndexingModalityUnit) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalityUnit
 
RetrievalResult - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult.
The result of a search modelling the match between a query and a document collection.
RetrievalResult(Vector) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Creates a RetrievalResult for the supplied results.
retrieve(QueryModalityUnit, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Executes a search and retrieves documents.
retrieve(QueryModalityUnit, Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Executes a search and retrieves documents.
retrieve(QueryModalityUnit, Vector) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Executes a search and retrieves documents.
retrieve(RetrievalModalities, IndexingModalities) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Retrieve documents from a collection using the query supplied by the user (invoked from main menu).
retrieve(RetrievalModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.ProxyDocument
Returns this document as a query.
retrieve(RetrievalModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Retrieves relevant documents to this one, as defined by the passed retreival modalities
retrieve(RetrievalModalities, ProxyDocument) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocumentIntrf
Returns this document as a query.
retrieveOnly - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Flag indicating whether this invocation should perform only retrieve operations
RSV - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Retrieval status value for the document at this level of result
RSV - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQuery
The retrieval status value for this result
rule - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField
 
rules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
The rules to be used in conversion
rules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRules
A dictionary of rules for use during conversion
runtime - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Working instance of a Runtime object

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sameAddress(IndexingFeature, IndexingFeature) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
Determines if two indexing features have the same attribute name and match
sameAttributeName(IndexingFeature, IndexingFeature) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.matcher.Matcherbp
Determine if two indexing features have the same attribute name
SampleApp - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp.
A sample application of text-based retrieval which enables the indexing and searching of a document collection through a simple, tty-style menu-driven interface.
SampleApp() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
 
save() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Save the latest version of the documents, indexes, and indexing modalities associated with this collection.
save() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Saves each IMU
save() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
If references from this object to its index have not been added to the table of in-memory proxies, then add the reference and mark it as added.
score - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Score of this source, computed with an index-dependant heuristic.
score - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Score of the data element, calculated with different methods provided by the IdxIntern subclass used.
score - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
The score held in the index for this feature.
seek(long) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Set the position in the file for the next read or write.
SEP - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Token type value
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeHtml
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer.Indexer
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
serialVersionUID - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
serial version universal id - put here so Java does not insert one which may change due to revisions and make it impossible to deserialize earlier versions of serialized objects
setBasicResults(Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Sets the basicResults to the supplied value.
setBroker(PersistenceBroker) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Sets the broker field
setCombinator(IndexingModalities) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Initialize the Combinator.
setCombinatorStructure(Combinator) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalities
Sets the combinator structure for these modalities.
setCombinedScore(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Sets the combinedScore to the supplied value.
setConditions(Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Sets the Conditions of the QueryModalityUnit to c.
setConversionRules(ConversionRules) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Sets the conversion rules
setConverterClassName(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets the name of the class of the converter for this collection
setDE(ProxyDataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Sets the represented data element.
setDefaultIndexingModalities(DocumentIntrf) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets the indexing modalities based on supplied sample (proxy) document using reflection.
setDescription(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets the description of the collection
setDirectoryForInfoServerSerialization(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
Set the directory for serializing the InfoServer iff none is set
setDoc(ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Sets the ProxyDocument of the IoAddrIntern.
setDocClassName(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets the name of the class for the document objects in this collection
setDocuments(Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets the documents
setErrorWriter(PrintStream) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to a writer for the stream to which errors messages will be directed.
setErrorWriter(PrintWriter) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to which errors messages will be directed.
setFeature(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Sets the query feature.
setFeature(ProxyDataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
 
setFeature(ProxyDataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Sets this IF's feature
setFeatureName(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Sets feature name
setFreqOfFeatureInQuery(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Sets the frequency of the feature in the query.
setHandlesByOidDataFileLocation(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Sets the location of the handlesByOidDataFile
setHandlesByOidIndexFileLocation(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
Sets the location of the handlesByOidIndexFile
setIndex(ProxyIndex) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Sets index
setIndexer(Indexer) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Sets indexer for this modality unit
setIndexingModalities(DocCollection) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Set the indexing modalities for the current document collection.
setIndexingModalities(IndexingModalities) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets indexing modalities for this collection
setIndexLocation(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets the collection-level location of the indexes for this collection
setIS(InfoServer) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Sets the info server reference
setLocationOfBrokeredStorage(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
Set the the locationOfBrokeredStorage
setMatchingDegree(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Sets the matching degree.
setMaxEntries(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Constructs a new, empty circular queue of the size specified with as much data from the old as will fit
setMaxEntries(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
This method allows to dynamically change the size of the cache.
setMaxFreqOfAnyFeatureInQuery(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Sets the maximum frequency of any feature in the query.
setMaxHandlesByOidCacheEntries(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
If one wants to change the size of the cache used to match Handles to Oids, this function * is for this purpose.
setMaxHandlesByOidCacheEntries(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Changes the size of the cache used to match Handles to Oids
setMaxRSV(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Sets the maxRSV to the supplied value.
setName(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.DocCollection
Sets the name of the collection
setNrOfFeatures(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Sets the number of features of the IoAddrIntern to the supplied value.
setNrOfSources(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Sets the number of sources to the value given.
setNumber(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Sets the number of the QueryModalityUnit to c.
setNumQueryFeatures(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Sets the number of query features to the supplied value.
setNumUniqueQueryFeatures(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Sets the number of unique query features to the supplied value.
setObjectIdentifier(Oid) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
 
setParagraphCount(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInText
Sets the positional information (paragraph number).
setParagraphCount(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInText
Sets the paragraph number information.
setPrintWriter(PrintStream) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets output writer to a writer for the stream for debugging output.
setPrintWriter(PrintWriter) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets output print writer for debugging output.
setPromptUser(boolean) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the promptUser.
setPromptWriter(PrintStream) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to a writer for the stream to which user prompts will be directed.
setPromptWriter(PrintWriter) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to which user prompts will be directed.
setProxyDocClass(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
Sets the value of the proxy document class given a class name
setProxyRefsCountedTrue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
 
setProxyRefsCountedTrue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
This method must be called if the IndexingFeature has registered its references to its different parts.
setProxyRefsCountedTrue() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
This method must be called if this FeatureList has registered its references.
setQueryDoc(ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Sets the query document.
setQueryDocAttr(DataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryCondition
Sets QueryDocAttr to a.
setRawDocLocation(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
Gives the converter the information it needs to access the raw data for the documents to be converted.
setRawDocLocation(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Gives the converter the information it needs to access the raw data for the documents to be converted.
setRawDocLocation(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Gives the converter the information it needs to access the raw data for the documents to be converted.
setRealDocClass(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.IrfConverter
Sets the value of the real document class given a class name
setRealObject(Object) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Sets the real object field
setResultVector(Vector) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Makes the result list equal to the argument.
setRSV(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Sets the RSV to the supplied value.
setScore(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Sets the score of the IoAddrIntern to the supplied value.
setScore(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Sets the score of the data element linked to this.
setScore(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Sets the score.
setSourceDoc(ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
 
setSourceDoc(ProxyDocument) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Sets this IF's source document
setSourceField(ProxyDataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
 
setSourceField(ProxyDataElem) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Sets the document field this IF was found in.
setTestMode(boolean) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the test mode.
setToken(int, char, String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Sets BibToken
setTraceLevel(int) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the maximum level of trace messages to be generated.
setTraceWriter(PrintStream) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to a writer for the stream to which trace messages will be directed.
setTraceWriter(PrintWriter) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to which trace messages will be directed.
setValue(char[]) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Sets the value of the represented String with the given array of chars.
setValue(char[]) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Sets the String value of the associated DeString from this char array.
setValue(char[]) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeStringIntrf
Sets the value of the string given an array of characters
setValue(double) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDoubleIntrf
Sets the value of the represented double given a double
setValue(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Sets the value of the represented double
setValue(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Sets the value of the real DeDouble
setValue(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Sets the value of the represented integer
setValue(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Sets the value of the represented integer
setValue(int) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeIntegerIntrf
Sets the value of the represented integer given an integer
setValue(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Sets the value of the represented String.
setValue(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Sets the String value of the associated DeString.
setValue(String) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeStringIntrf
Sets the value of the string given a String object
setValue(String, String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Sets the two main variables of the DePersonName.
setValue(String, String) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonNameIntrf
Sets the two main variables of the DePersonName.
setValue(String, String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Sets the two main variables of the DePersonName.
setWarningWriter(PrintStream) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to a writer for the stream to which warning messages will be directed.
setWarningWriter(PrintWriter) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Sets the writer to which warning messages will be directed.
setWeight(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
Sets the Weight of the QueryModalityUnit to c.
setWeightOfFeatureInDocument(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Sets the weightOfFeatureInDocument to the supplied value.
setWeightOfFeatureInQuery(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Sets the weightOfFeatureInQuery to the supplied value.
setWordCount(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInString
Sets the position information.
setWordCount(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInString
Sets the postional information.
Sgml2AppDocConverter - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter.
Models generic conversion of SGML-tagged documents (as formatted by the SGML parser/checker nsgmls) in a file of proxy Documents as dictated by conversion rules.
Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField.
Local class for objects on inFieldStack.
Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField(Sgml2AppDocConverter, String, ConversionRule) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField
 
Sgml2AppDocConverter() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Makes a new converter with no rules
Sgml2AppDocConverter(ConversionRules) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter
Makes a new converter given a set of conversion rules
showHashtableStatistics() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
To retrieve the statistics concerning the hashtables inside the PDKC.
showStatistics() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Displays statistics about the table and its usage with the given format: PersistentIrfHashtable tableName: x hits for y accesses, ie z% hits.
showStatistics(int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
statistics about the index.
showStatistics(int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
statistics about the index.
showStatistics(int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Prints statistics about the DualKeyContainer, ie its size and the size of its elements.
showStatistics(int, int) - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
statistics about the index.
showStatistics(int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Prints statistics about the PersistentDualKeyContainer, ie its size and the size of its elements.
showStats(IrfHashtable, int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Prints statistics for ONE HVtable.
showStats(PersistentIrfHashtable, int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Prints statistics for ONE HVtable.
shutdown() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.LinkedListPool
Needs to be called before the class disappears, otherwise the file will be corrupted.
shutdown() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.InfoServer
This method must be called before this InfoServer disappears, otherwise there will likely be synchronization problems, like Handles not being saved.
shutdown() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.irfman.IrfManager
Serialize the IrfManager to a known location
shutdown() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Makes sure modifications to cache entries are reflected in their persistent analogues.
shutdown() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
Makes sure modifications to cache entries are reflected in their persistent analogues.
size - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Current size of cache, ie of each of its arrays.
size() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Returns the number of words in the table
size() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Returns the number of keys in this hashtable.
size() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
Equivalent to the method in Vector.
size() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
 
size() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Number of values stored in the persistent hashtable.
size() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.StringTable
Gets number of strings in string table.
skipBytes(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Skips exactly n bytes of input.
slash - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The file/directory name separator (e.g.
sort() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.RetrievalResult
Sorts the result based on criteria for comparing ResultForDocMatchingQuery objects
SOURCE_VECTOR_CAPACITY_INCREMENT - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
SOURCE_VECTOR_CAPACITY_INCREMENT - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
 
SOURCE_VECTOR_INITIAL_CAPACITY - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
SOURCE_VECTOR_INITIAL_CAPACITY - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
 
sourceDoc - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
The document from which the feature was extracted
sourceField - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
The document field from which the feature was extracted
sourcesByValue - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
sourcesByValue - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Table of features accessed by document
sourcesNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
sourcesNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Size of sourcesByValue
START_DOCUMENT - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
Possible action code - create a new document
staticFileCode - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafHandle
The code associated with the name of the file in which objects referred to by handles of this class will be stored
staticFileCode - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentBrafHandle
 
staticFileCode - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafHandle
 
stemmer - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Working local alias for global stemmer to avoid repeated method calls
Stemmer - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.Stemmer.
Abstract class in order to implement any kind of Stemmer.
Stemmer() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.Stemmer
 
stemWord(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.Stemmer
Stems a word.
stemWord(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
Stem word using porter stemming rules
step1aRules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step1b1Rules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step1bRules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step1cRules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step2Rules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step3Rules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step4Rules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step5aRules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
step5bRules - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
stopWordTable - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Working local alias for global stop word table to avoid repeated method calls
StopWordTable - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable.
This class implements a table of unique stop word strings

NOTE: entries are lowercased before addition and words to be looked up are lowercased first.
StopWordTable() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Constructs an empty stopword table
StopWordTable(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Creates the Stop Word Table from a file.
StringTable - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.StringTable.
This class implements a table of unique strings read from a file in the format described below.
StringTable(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.StringTable
Creates the StringTable from a file.
STRUCCOMBRET(Vector, String, Object, double, int, double) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
 
STRUCLEAF(String, int, double, int, double) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
Print a specified number of spaces.
StructuredCombinator - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator.
The StructuredCombinator
StructuredCombinator() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
 
StructuredCombinator(DeString, int, double, int, double) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
Create and set structured combinator.
StructuredCombinator(DeString, StructuredCombinator, double, int, double) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
Create and set combinator structure.
StructuredCombinator(int) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
Create a structured combinator.
StructuredCombinator(String, int, double[]) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.StructuredCombinator
Create and set combinator structure.
Support - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support.
Provides miscellaneous methods to support some logging, access to system and runtime values, basic test mode functions, input methods, etc.
Support() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
 
surname - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Last name of the person name represented
surName(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.Bib2AppDocConv
Extracts surname from personal name string.
sysRdr - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
This reader should be the only one in the whole application listening to STDIN.

T

table - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.StopWordTable
Table of stop words
table - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
The hashtable data -protected so that this class can be extended.
table - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEnumerator
 
table - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
The hash table data.
table - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEnumerator
 
table - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtableEnumerator
 
table - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.StringTable
Table of strings - key is the string, value is always 0
tag - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField
 
tag - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
The tag whose presence in the raw data triggers the application of this rule
TAG - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Token type value
tagname - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
field abbreviation
targetField - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
An instance of a field to be created by this rule
targetFieldClass - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
An instance of the class for a field to be created by this rule
testBlocks(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Test the block operations of the BufferedRandomAccessFile class.
testBytes(String, int) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Test the byte operations of the BufferedRandomAccessFile class.
testInMemoryProxiesByOidTable(long) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Tests whether the InMemoryProxiesByOid table is large enough to accept this oid.
testMode - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Flag indicating weather the application is in test mode
text - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Document text
text - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
TextStatistics - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics.
This class manages statistics about texts, like the number of words in each text, the number of stopwords, etc.
TextStatistics() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
Creates an object with all statistics being 0, excepts maximums that are positionned to Integer.MAX_VALUE so that their computing will be easier.
theConverter - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
The converter class to be used in converting documents from the "raw" to an indexable form
threshold - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
 
thresholdMD - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
The matching threshold for this query modality.
title - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
 
title - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Document title
title - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
 
toDoc - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.SampleApp
In batch mode, the document at which to end indexing
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Create a string representation of this object.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.ConversionRule
Returns a string representation of the rule
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeInteger
Returns a string representation of the integer
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDePersonName
Returns a string representation of the DePersonName
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
Returns a string representation of the integer
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
Same as getValueAsString().
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeString
Returns the associated DeString's value as a String
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
Returns string representation of the double
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.ProxyDeDouble
Returns a string representation of the real DeDouble
toString() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DataElem
Returns the string representation of the DataElem
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DePersonName
Returns a string representation of the person name.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIndexingFeature
Returns string representation of indexing feature showing feature and source, preceded by P .
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInString
Writes the IdxFeatWordInString preceded by P .
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.ProxyIdxFeatWordInText
Display method, returning the IdxFeatWordInText preceded by P .
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IndexingFeature
Returns a string representation of indexing feature showing feature and source.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInString
returns string representation of indexing feature showing feature and source.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInText
returns string representation of indexing feature showing feature and source.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Returns a string representation of this index
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Returns a rather long string representation of this hashtable.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Gives a String Representation of the Index.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Gives a String Representaiton of the Index.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Creates massive string representation of the DualKeyContainer.
toString() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Gives a String Representaiton of the Index.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.ProxyFeatureList
 
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Generates the string representation of this IoAddrIntern.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Returns a string representation of the hashblock.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.FeatureList
Special definition of the method so that it doesn't take up too much space, mainly because IndexingFeatures are huge to display.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
 
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Classic representation method.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.RetrievalModalityUnit
Returns a string representation of the RetrievalModalityUnit with its featureName and the corresponding IndexingModalityUnit.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Returns string representation of indexing modality unit showing featureName, indexer, and indexName.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Returns the class instance as string.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Returns a string representation of this object
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
 
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.BasicRetrievalResult
Returns string representation of BasicRetrievalResult including indexing feature, matching degree, and score.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
Creates a string representation for a ResultForDocMatchingQueryModalityUnit
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
Creates a string representation for a ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.ProxyHciDoc
Returns string representation of HCI Document with title, author, and abstract.
toString() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocIntrf
Returns string representation of HCI Document with title, author, and abstract.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Returns a string representation of the BibToken object with the token type, tag name, and token value.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDoc
Returns string representation of HCI Document with title, author, and abstract.
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.ProxyTrecDocument
Returns string representation of TREC Document
toString() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocumentIntrf
 
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
Returns string representation of TREC Document #: docNumber
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocument
Returns string representation of CRANFIELD Document
toString() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.CranfieldDocumentIntrf
 
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.cran.ProxyCranfieldDocument
Returns string representation of Cranfield Document
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.ProxyFbisDocument
Returns string representation of FBIS Document
toString() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentIntrf
 
toString() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocument
Returns string representation of FBIS Document
totalStopWords - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
totalWords - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.TextStatistics
 
traceLevel - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Current trace level
traceMessage(int, String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes message to the trace writer.
traceMessage(int, String, int, String, int, String, int) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes message to the trace writer.
traceMessage(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes message to the trace writer.
traceWriter - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Working PrintWriter for trace message output
TrecConversionRules - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecConversionRules.
This class models the rules needed to convert the fields comon to all raw TREC documents to Document objects after formatting by nsgmls.
TrecConversionRules() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecConversionRules
 
TrecDocument - class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument.
An extension of Document that should be common to all TREC documents.
TrecDocument() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
 
TrecDocument(ProxyDeString) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
 
TrecDocument(String) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocument
 
TrecDocumentIntrf - interface gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.TrecDocumentIntrf.
An extension of the Document interface that captures what's common to TREC documents
type - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
type of token
typeName(Class) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Returns the name of an interface or primitive type

U

UID_String - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.document.Document
Name of a system-supplied field
UNDEF - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
Token type value
uniqueValuesNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
uniqueValuesNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Size of valuesBySource
UniversalIndexer - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer.UniversalIndexer.
A general purpose indexer.
UniversalIndexer() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.indexer.UniversalIndexer
 
unread() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Unread the last byte read.
update() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdxIntern
Updates the index.
update() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Updates the index after it has been created.
update() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.ProxyIndex
Updates the index and its features.
update() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.Index
Updates the index and its features.
update() - Method in interface gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IndexIntrf
Updates the index and its features.
updateFeatures() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Computes the scores of the stored features in one or more separate threads.
updateSources() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IdfIdxIntern
Computes the scores of the stored documents in one or more separate threads.
userPrompt(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes the user prompt to the prompt writer.
userPromptLn(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes the user prompt to the prompt writer.

V

validate(DocumentIntrf) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalities
Validates settings w.r.t.
validate(DocumentIntrf) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.modality.IndexingModalityUnit
Validates this supplied document against this modality unit
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.conversion.Sgml2AppDocConverter.InField
 
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeInteger
The value represented by this DeInteger.
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeString
The string which this class models
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.DeDouble
The double this DeDouble represents.
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtableEntry
 
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlockEntry
Can only be a ProxyFeatureList or its Oid if it hasn't been materialized yet.
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
 
value - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.BibToken
value of token
values - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.CircQueue
Array of values, each associated with keys at same index
values - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.HashingCache
Array containing the values.
values() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.
values() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
Returns the values stored in the hashtable, exactly like the elements() method.
valuesBySource - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
valuesBySource - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Table of features accessed by feature
valuesBySourceSize() - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
Gives the number of sources that appear in the DualKeyContainer.
valuesNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.DualKeyContainer
 
valuesNumber - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentDualKeyContainer
Number of values stored
VirtualProxy - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy.
This is an abstract class which represents what's common to all proxies for support of on-demand (de)materialization of the real objects for which they stand.
VirtualProxy.IMP_Entry - class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy.IMP_Entry.
 
VirtualProxy.IMP_Entry(VirtualProxy, int, VirtualProxy) - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy.IMP_Entry
 
VirtualProxy() - Constructor for class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
 

W

warningMessage(String) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Writes message to the warning stream.
warningWriter - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.util.Support
Working PrintWriter for warning message output
weight - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.query.QueryModalityUnit
The weighting function for this query modality
weightOfFeatureInDocument - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
The weight of a feature in the document.
weightOfFeatureInQuery - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.result.ResultForDocMatchingQueryCondition
The weight of a feature in the query.
wordCount - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.HtmlAddrCount
Number of the current word in the current paragraph, starting at 0 but usually newWord() is called before the word number is used, so that the actual start can be considered 1.
wordCount - Variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.feature.IdxFeatWordInString
The rank of the word in the String.
wordSize(StringBuffer) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.de.normalize.PorterStemmer
 
WRITE - Static variable in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Write to the file.
write(byte[]) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes b.length bytes from the specified byte array starting at offset off to this file.
write(byte[], int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes len bytes from the specified byte array starting at offset off to this file.
write(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Write a byte to the file.
writeBlock(HashBlock, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
As the name tells, this method writes a block to disk, using a tuned serialization scheme with a BufferedRandomAccessFile.
writeBoolean(boolean) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes a boolean to the file as a 1-byte value.
writeByte(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes a byte to the file as a 1-byte value.
writeBytes(byte[], int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Write len bytes from an array to the file.
writeBytes(char[], int, int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes the character array to the file as a sequence of bytes.
writeBytes(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes the string to the file as a sequence of bytes.
writeChar(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes a char to the file as a 2-byte value, high byte first.
writeChars(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes a string to the file as a sequence of characters.
writeDE(ProxyDataElem, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Writes the given proxy in the given file.
writeDoc(ProxyDocument, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Writes the given proxy in the given file.
writeDouble(double) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Converts the double argument to a long using the doubleToLongBits method in class Double, and then writes that long value to the file as an 8-byte quantity, high byte first.
writeExt(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.handle.Handle
Writes an external representation of this object to a file
writeExternal(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.VirtualProxy
Writes external representation of this object
writeFloat(float) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Converts the float argument to an int using the floatToIntBits method in class Float, and then writes that int value to the file as a 4-byte quantity, high byte first.
writeHandle(Handle, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
 
writeHandleForOid(Oid, Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.HandlesByOid
Associates the given Handle to the given Oid in the file pointed by handlesByOidDataFile.
writeHandleForOid(Oid, Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.AnySizeHandlesByOid
Writes the given Handle in the data file, and keeps track of its starting offset in the index file.
writeHandleForOid(Oid, Handle) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.OneSizeHandlesByOid
Directly writes the handle at the correct offset in the data file.
writeIF(ProxyIndexingFeature, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Writes the given proxy in the given file.
writeInt(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes an int to the file as four bytes, high byte first.
writeLong(long) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes a long to the file as eight bytes, high byte first.
writeNullOid(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Writes a null Oid to file This method is called by Oid clients when a optional Proxy they contain isn't present and thus doesn't have an Oid.
writeObject(Object, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.hci.HciDocBrafBroker
Overrides the default writeObject with tailored code
writeObject(Object, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irfapps.trec.fbis.FbisDocumentBrafBroker
Overrides the default writeObject with tailored code
writeObject(ObjectOutputStream) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.IrfHashtable
WriteObject is called to save the state of the hashtable to a stream.
writeObject(ObjectOutputStream) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.PersistentIrfHashtable
The serializable interface method for storage.
writeProxy(VirtualProxy, BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Static method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.PersistentObjectManager
Writes the given proxy in the given file.
writeShort(int) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes a short to the file as two bytes, high byte first.
writeTo(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.IoAddrIntern
Tuned serialization mechanism.
writeTo(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.HashBlock
Writes this block to the file given in parameter.
writeTo(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.index.braf.DeIntern
Dematerializing method for the tuned serialization scheme used mainly by HashBlock.
writeTo(BufferedRandomAccessFile) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.irf.proxy.Oid
Writes external representation of this object
writeUTF(String) - Method in class gov.nist.nlpir.misc.io.BufferedRandomAccessFile
Writes a string to the file using UTF-8 encoding in a machine-independent manner.

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Date created: Monday, 31-Jul-00
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