Interface PatternConsumer

  • All Known Implementing Classes:
    HyphenationTree

    public interface PatternConsumer
    This interface is used to connect the XML pattern file parser to the hyphenation tree.

    This class has been taken from the Apache FOP project (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/). They have been slightly modified.

    • Method Detail

      • addClass

        void addClass​(String chargroup)
        Add a character class. A character class defines characters that are considered equivalent for the purpose of hyphenation (e.g. "aA"). It usually means to ignore case.
        Parameters:
        chargroup - character group
      • addException

        void addException​(String word,
                          ArrayList<Object> hyphenatedword)
        Add a hyphenation exception. An exception replaces the result obtained by the algorithm for cases for which this fails or the user wants to provide his own hyphenation. A hyphenatedword is a vector of alternating String's and Hyphen instances
      • addPattern

        void addPattern​(String pattern,
                        String values)
        Add hyphenation patterns.
        Parameters:
        pattern - the pattern
        values - interletter values expressed as a string of digit characters.