Package edu.upf.taln.dri.lib.loader

Interface PlainTextLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

PlainTextLoaderImpl

public interface PlainTextLoader

Interface to access the plain text importing methods of Dr. Inventor.

To get an instance of a PlainTextLoader by the PlainTextLoader interface, always use the Factory method getPlainTextLoader().

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Document	parsePlainText(File file)	Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded
Document	parsePlainText(String absoluteFilePath)	Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded
Document	parsePlainText(URL url)	Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded
Document	parseString(String textToLoad, String docName)	Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded

Method Detail

parsePlainText

Document parsePlainText(String absoluteFilePath)
                 throws DRIexception

Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded

Parameters:

absoluteFilePath - the absolute path of the (plain) text file to convert

Returns:

Throws:

DRIexception

parsePlainText

Document parsePlainText(File file)
                 throws DRIexception

Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded

Parameters:

file - the (plain) text file to import

Returns:

Throws:

DRIexception

parsePlainText

Document parsePlainText(URL url)
                 throws DRIexception

Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded

Parameters:

url - the URL of the plain text file to convert

Returns:

Throws:

DRIexception

parseString

Document parseString(String textToLoad,
                     String docName)
              throws DRIexception

Convert a plain text to a Document IMPORTANT: the text should be UTF-8 encoded

Parameters:

textToLoad - the plain text to load into the Document

docName - the document name can be retrieved by the method Document.getName(). Left null or empty string if you do not need to specify any name for the document

Returns:

Throws:

DRIexception