edu.nyu.jet.hmm

Class BIOWriter

java.lang.Object

edu.nyu.jet.hmm.BIOWriter

public class BIOWriter
extends Object

converts an XML-annotated named entity file (with the tag ENAMEX) into a BIO-format file. In BIO format, each token is on a separate line. A token which is not part of a name is tagged "O"; a token which is the first token of a name of type X is tagged "B-X"; a token which is a subsequent token of a name of type X is tagged "I-X". Sentences are separated by a blank line.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BIOWriter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	convertCollection(String xmlCollectionName, String bioFileName) converts the collection of XML-coded files 'xmlCollectionName' and writes the BIO format data as a single file on 'bioFileName'.
static void	main(String[] args)
static void	task(String[] args) command-line callable file conversion (invoked by -Dtask=CorefEval).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BIOWriter

public BIOWriter()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws IOException

Throws:

IOException

task

public static void task(String[] args)

command-line callable file conversion (invoked by -Dtask=CorefEval). Passed an array of two file names: the collection of XML files and the file to contain the BIO-format data.

convertCollection

public static void convertCollection(String xmlCollectionName,
                     String bioFileName)
                              throws IOException

converts the collection of XML-coded files 'xmlCollectionName' and writes the BIO format data as a single file on 'bioFileName'.

Throws:

IOException