de.tudarmstadt.ukp.jwktl.api.util

Enum GrammaticalAspect

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<GrammaticalAspect>

de.tudarmstadt.ukp.jwktl.api.util.GrammaticalAspect

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<GrammaticalAspect>

public enum GrammaticalAspect
extends Enum<GrammaticalAspect>

Enumeration of the grammatical aspect of a IWiktionaryWordForm. Note that tense is often combined with verb aspects (e.g., present perfect). Such combinations can be modeled in combination with enumeration values from GrammaticalTense.

Author:

Christian M. Meyer

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant and Description
IMPERFECT An ongoing, habitual, repeated situation.
PERFECT A completed situation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static GrammaticalAspect	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static GrammaticalAspect[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Detail

IMPERFECT

public static final GrammaticalAspect IMPERFECT

An ongoing, habitual, repeated situation. Used to express the English simple forms (e.g., "I paint the house") and progressive forms ("I am painting the house"). The imperfect aspect is also used for the German "Partizip I" form (e.g. "die liebende Mutter").

PERFECT

public static final GrammaticalAspect PERFECT

A completed situation. Used to express the English perfect forms (e.g., "I have painted the house"). The perfect aspect is also used for the German "Partizip II" form (e.g., "die geliebte Mutter").

Method Detail

values

public static GrammaticalAspect[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (GrammaticalAspect c : GrammaticalAspect.values())
    System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static GrammaticalAspect valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null