org.languagetool.rules.en

Class AvsAnRule

java.lang.Object

org.languagetool.rules.Rule

org.languagetool.rules.en.AvsAnRule

public class AvsAnRule
extends Rule

Check if the determiner (if any) preceding a word is:

• an if the next word starts with a vowel
• a if the next word does not start with a vowel

This rule loads some exceptions from external files det_a.txt and det_an.txt (e.g. for an hour).

Author:

Daniel Naber

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.languagetool.rules.Rule

messages

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AvsAnRule(ResourceBundle messages)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
int	estimateContextForSureMatch()
String	getDescription()
String	getId()
RuleMatch[]	match(AnalyzedSentence sentence)
String	suggestAorAn(String origWord) Adds "a" or "an" to the English noun.

Methods inherited from class org.languagetool.rules.Rule

addExamplePair, addTags, cacheAntiPatterns, getAntiPatterns, getCategory, getConfigureText, getCorrectExamples, getDefaultValue, getDistanceTokens, getErrorTriggeringExamples, getFullId, getIncorrectExamples, getLocQualityIssueType, getMaxConfigurableValue, getMinConfigurableValue, getMinPrevMatches, getSentenceWithImmunization, getSourceFile, getSubId, getTags, getUrl, hasConfigurableValue, hasTag, isDefaultOff, isDefaultTempOff, isDictionaryBasedSpellingRule, isOfficeDefaultOff, isOfficeDefaultOn, isPremium, makeAntiPatterns, setCategory, setCorrectExamples, setDefaultOff, setDefaultOn, setDefaultTempOff, setDistanceTokens, setErrorTriggeringExamples, setExamplePair, setIncorrectExamples, setLocQualityIssueType, setMinPrevMatches, setOfficeDefaultOff, setOfficeDefaultOn, setPremium, setTags, setUrl, supportsLanguage, toRuleMatchArray, useInOffice

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AvsAnRule

public AvsAnRule(ResourceBundle messages)

Method Detail

getId

public String getId()

Specified by:

getId in class Rule

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Specified by:

getDescription in class Rule

estimateContextForSureMatch

public int estimateContextForSureMatch()

Overrides:

estimateContextForSureMatch in class Rule

match

public RuleMatch[] match(AnalyzedSentence sentence)

Specified by:

match in class Rule

suggestAorAn

public String suggestAorAn(String origWord)

Adds "a" or "an" to the English noun. Used for suggesting the proper form of the indefinite article. For the rare cases where both "a" and "an" are considered okay (e.g. for "historical"), "a" is returned.

Parameters:

origWord - Word that needs an article.

Returns:

String containing the word with a determiner, or just the word if the word is an abbreviation.