Class SegmentationRule

A segmentation rule consist of at least one "positive" SegmentationContext (the matching context) and a possibly empty set of exceptions.

A segmentation rule "fires" if the matching context matches a specified position, and either the exception list is empty or none of the exceptions matches the same position in the input.

Inheritance

System.Object

SegmentationRule

Implements

System.ICloneable

Inherited Members

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: Sdl.LanguagePlatform.Core.Segmentation

Assembly: Sdl.LanguagePlatform.Core.dll

Syntax

public class SegmentationRule : ICloneable

Constructors

SegmentationRule()

Initializes a new instance with default values. This constructor is required for XML deserialization and should not be used directly.

Declaration

public SegmentationRule()

SegmentationRule(SegmentationRule)

Initializes a new instance with the values of another instance, creating a deep copy.

Declaration

public SegmentationRule(SegmentationRule other)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
SegmentationRule	other	The other instance

SegmentationRule(String, SegmentationContext)

Initializes a new instance with the specified values.

Declaration

public SegmentationRule(string description, SegmentationContext matchingContext)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	description	A description of the rule, for display purposes.
SegmentationContext	matchingContext	The matching context for this segmentation rule.

SegmentationRule(String, SegmentationContext, List<SegmentationContext>)

Initializes a new instance with the specified values.

Declaration

public SegmentationRule(string description, SegmentationContext matchingContext, List<SegmentationContext> exceptions)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	description	A description of the rule, for display purposes.
SegmentationContext	matchingContext	The matching context for this segmentation rule.
System.Collections.Generic.List<SegmentationContext>	exceptions	A list of exceptions to attach to the matching context (optional)

Properties

Description

Gets or sets the description of this rule.

Declaration

public LocalizedString Description { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
LocalizedString

Exceptions

Gets or sets the exceptions for this rule.

Declaration

public List<SegmentationContext> Exceptions { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.List<SegmentationContext>

IsEnabled

Gets or sets a flag to control whether this rule is currently enabled. Note that not all clients evaluate this flag yet, and all rules (whether enabled or not) may be used during segmentation.

Declaration

public bool IsEnabled { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

MatchingContext

Gets or sets the matching context for this rule (non-null).

Declaration

public SegmentationContext MatchingContext { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
SegmentationContext

MinimumChars

The minimum number of chars a segment must have.

Currently not yet supported

Declaration

public int MinimumChars { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

MinimumWords

The minimum number of words a segment must have.

Currently not yet supported

Declaration

public int MinimumWords { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Int32

Origin

Gets or sets the origin of this rule. This is used for display and system purposes. The value should not be modified after a rule has been created or obtained.

Declaration

public RuleOrigin Origin { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
RuleOrigin

Type

Gets or sets the rule type, which is used for display purposes. This value must match the rule's break character and should not be modified after a rule has been created or obtained.

Declaration

public RuleType Type { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
RuleType

Methods

AddException(SegmentationContext)

Adds the provided exception to the list of exceptions.

Declaration

public void AddException(SegmentationContext context)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
SegmentationContext	context	The exception to add to the rule (non-null)

Clone()

System.ICloneable.Clone()

Declaration

public object Clone()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	A new object that is a deep copy of this instance.

FindFirstMatch(String, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)

Finds the first matche of the rule in the input string, starting at the specified position.

Declaration

public int FindFirstMatch(string input, int startOffset, bool assumeEof, bool followedByWordBreak)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	input	The input string to test
System.Int32	startOffset	The zero-based position in the input to start the match process from
System.Boolean	assumeEof	If true, it is assumed that the end of input has been reached, and end-of-input constraints will match at the end of the input string. If false, any end-of-input constraints will not match.
System.Boolean	followedByWordBreak	If true, any end-of-word constraints will match at the end of the input string. If false, no end-of-word constraints will match.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The first position in the input where the rule matches, or `-1` if no match was found.

MatchesAt(String, Int32, Boolean, Boolean)

Tests whether the context matches at the specified position. The preceding context, if specified, must match up to the position (not including), and the following context must match from that position onwards. If true, a match is postulated directly before position.

Declaration

public bool MatchesAt(string input, int position, bool assumeEof, bool followedByWordBreak)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	input	The input string to test
System.Int32	position	The position in the input to test for a match
System.Boolean	assumeEof	If true, it is assumed that the end of input has been reached, and end-of-input constraints will match. If false, any end-of-input constraints will not match.
System.Boolean	followedByWordBreak	If true, any end-of-word constraints will match. If false, no end-of-word constraints will match.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true iff the preceding context matches up to the specified position (non-inclusive), and the following context matches from that position onwards.

ToString()

System.Object.ToString()

Declaration

public override string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
System.String	A string representation of the object, for display purposes.

Overrides

System.Object.ToString()

Implements

System.ICloneable