edu.mit.jwi
Interface IDataSourceDictionary

All Superinterfaces:

IClosable, IDictionary, IHasCharset, IHasLifecycle, IHasVersion

All Known Implementing Classes:

DataSourceDictionary

public interface IDataSourceDictionary
extends IDictionary

A type of IDictionary which uses an instance of an IDataProvider to obtain its data.

Since:

JWI 2.0.0

Version:

2.4.0

Author:

Mark A. Finlayson

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.data.IHasLifecycle

IHasLifecycle.LifecycleState, IHasLifecycle.ObjectClosedException, IHasLifecycle.ObjectOpenException

Method Summary

IDataProvider

getDataProvider() Returns the data provider for this dictionary.

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.IDictionary

getExceptionEntry, getExceptionEntry, getExceptionEntryIterator, getIndexWord, getIndexWord, getIndexWordIterator, getSenseEntry, getSenseEntryIterator, getSynset, getSynsetIterator, getWord, getWord, setCharset

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.item.IHasVersion

getVersion

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.data.IHasLifecycle

isOpen, open

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.data.IClosable

close

Methods inherited from interface edu.mit.jwi.data.IHasCharset

getCharset

Method Detail

getDataProvider

IDataProvider getDataProvider()

Returns the data provider for this dictionary. Should never return null.

Returns:

the data provider for this dictionary

Since:

JWI 2.0.0