Dictionary.java

/*
 * Copyright 2010
 * Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing (UKP) Lab
 * Technische Universität Darmstadt
 *
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package de.tudarmstadt.ukp.dkpro.core.decompounding.dictionary;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Dictionary interface. Can be used to create different Dictionaries.
 * 
 */
public interface Dictionary
{
    /**
     * Checks if a word is in the dictionary.
     * @param aWord a word.
     * @return  if a word is in the dictionary.
     */
    public boolean contains(String aWord);

    /**
     * Returns all words in the dictionary.
     * @return all words in the dictionary.
     */
    public List<String> getAll();
}