SuffixFeatureGenerator.java

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package opennlp.tools.util.featuregen;

import java.util.List;

public class SuffixFeatureGenerator implements AdaptiveFeatureGenerator {

  static final int DEFAULT_MAX_LENGTH = 4;
    
  private final int suffixLength;
  
  public SuffixFeatureGenerator() {
    suffixLength = DEFAULT_MAX_LENGTH;
  }
  
  public SuffixFeatureGenerator(int suffixLength) {
    this.suffixLength = suffixLength;
  }

  @Override
  public void createFeatures(List<String> features, String[] tokens, int index,
      String[] previousOutcomes) {
    String[] suffs = getSuffixes(tokens[index]);
    for (String suff : suffs) {
      features.add("suf=" + suff);
    }
  }
  
  private String[] getSuffixes(String lex) {
      
    int suffixes = Math.min(suffixLength, lex.length());
      
    String[] suffs = new String[suffixes];
    for (int li = 0; li < suffixes; li++) {
      suffs[li] = lex.substring(Math.max(lex.length() - li - 1, 0));
    }
    return suffs;
  }
  
}