Class GermanStemmer

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:
java.io.Serializable

public class GermanStemmer
extends Stemmer

A stemmer for German words. The algorithm is based on the report "A Fast and Simple Stemming Algorithm for German Words" by J�rg Caumanns ([email protected]). Changed stem() from protected to public. Changed coding for umlaute to unicode.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
GermanStemmer()
           
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.String stem(java.lang.String term)
          Stemms the given term to an unique discriminator.
 
Methods inherited from class Stemmer
stemString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

GermanStemmer

public GermanStemmer()
Method Detail

stem

public java.lang.String stem(java.lang.String term)
Stemms the given term to an unique discriminator.

Specified by:
stem in class Stemmer
Parameters:
term - The term that should be stemmed.
Returns:
Discriminator for term