Package com.stbasarab.componets

Class SentenceElement

java.lang.Object

com.stbasarab.componets.SentenceElement

public class SentenceElement
extends Object

Represents an element of a sentence, which can be either a word or a punctuation mark. This class provides methods to determine the type of element and to compare elements for equality.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
SentenceElement(PunctuationMark punctuationMark)	Constructs a SentenceElement object with a punctuation mark.
SentenceElement(Word word)	Constructs a SentenceElement object with a word.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)	Compares this sentence element to another object for equality.
Word	getWord()	Retrieves the word component of this sentence element.
int	hashCode()	Returns a hash code value for the sentence element.
boolean	isWord()	Checks if this sentence element is a word.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

SentenceElement

public SentenceElement(Word word)

Constructs a SentenceElement object with a word.

Parameters:

word - the word that this sentence element represents

SentenceElement

public SentenceElement(PunctuationMark punctuationMark)

Constructs a SentenceElement object with a punctuation mark.

Parameters:

punctuationMark - the punctuation mark that this sentence element represents

Method Details

isWord

public boolean isWord()

Checks if this sentence element is a word.

Returns:

true if this element is a word; false otherwise

getWord

public Word getWord()

Retrieves the word component of this sentence element.

Returns:

the word, or null if this element is not a word

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares this sentence element to another object for equality. Two sentence elements are considered equal if both are words and are equal, or if both are punctuation marks and are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - the object to compare this sentence element against

Returns:

true if the given object is equivalent to this sentence element; false otherwise

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code value for the sentence element.

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code value for this sentence element