ar.com.ktulu.dict
Class FileDatabase

java.lang.Object
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        +--ar.com.ktulu.dict.FileDatabase

public class FileDatabase

extends Database

Support for dictionaries stored in flat text files.

Author:

Luis Parravicini

Constructor Summary

FileDatabase(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String fdb, java.lang.String fidx)

Method Summary

Matches	define(java.lang.String word) Used by the server to process a "DEFINE" command.
Definition	getWordDefinition(Key k) Returns the definition of the word stored in k.
protected void	initKeys() Reads the index into memory.
int	keySize() Returns the number of headwords in the database.
Matches	match(java.lang.String word, Strategy strat) Used by the server to process a "MATCH" command.

Methods inherited from class ar.com.ktulu.dict.Database

getInfo, getName, getProperty, getProperty, getShortInfo, setInfo, setName, setShortInfo

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileDatabase

public FileDatabase(java.lang.String name,
                    java.lang.String fdb,
                    java.lang.String fidx)
             throws DatabaseException

Method Detail

initKeys

protected void initKeys()
                 throws java.io.IOException

Reads the index into memory. For this, it puts all the headwords into a KeyList.

java.io.IOException

See Also:

KeyList

keySize

public int keySize()

Description copied from class: Database

Returns the number of headwords in the database.

Specified by:

keySize in class Database

define

public Matches define(java.lang.String word)

Description copied from class: Database

Used by the server to process a "DEFINE" command.

Specified by:

define in class Database

match

public Matches match(java.lang.String word,
                     Strategy strat)
              throws DatabaseException

Description copied from class: Database

Used by the server to process a "MATCH" command.

Specified by:

match in class Database

DatabaseException

getWordDefinition

public Definition getWordDefinition(Key k)
                             throws DatabaseException

Description copied from class: Database

Returns the definition of the word stored in k.

Specified by:

getWordDefinition in class Database

DatabaseException