Package org.apache.lucene.analysis.ja.completion

Class KatakanaRomanizer

java.lang.Object

org.apache.lucene.analysis.ja.completion.KatakanaRomanizer

public class KatakanaRomanizer
extends Object

Converts a Katakana string to Romaji using the pre-defined Katakana-Romaji mapping rules. Internally, this repeatedly performs prefix match on the given char sequence to the pre-built keystroke array until it reaches the end of the sequence, or there are no matched keystrokes.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static KatakanaRomanizer	getInstance()	Returns the singleton instance of KatakanaRomenizer
List<CharsRef>	romanize(CharsRef input)	Translates a sequence of katakana to romaji.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getInstance

public static KatakanaRomanizer getInstance()

Returns the singleton instance of KatakanaRomenizer

romanize

public List<CharsRef> romanize(CharsRef input)

Translates a sequence of katakana to romaji. An input can produce multiple outputs because a keystroke can be mapped to multiple romajis.