Interface PatternConsumer
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HyphenationTree
public interface PatternConsumer
This interface is used to connect the XML pattern file parser to the hyphenation tree.
This class has been taken from the Apache FOP project (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/). They have been slightly modified.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionvoid
Add a character class.void
addException
(String word, ArrayList<Object> hyphenatedword) Add a hyphenation exception.void
addPattern
(String pattern, String values) Add hyphenation patterns.
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Method Details
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addClass
Add a character class. A character class defines characters that are considered equivalent for the purpose of hyphenation (e.g. "aA"). It usually means to ignore case.- Parameters:
chargroup
- character group
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addException
Add a hyphenation exception. An exception replaces the result obtained by the algorithm for cases for which this fails or the user wants to provide his own hyphenation. A hyphenatedword is a vector of alternating String's andHyphen
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addPattern
Add hyphenation patterns.- Parameters:
pattern
- the patternvalues
- interletter values expressed as a string of digit characters.
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