NAME

WordNet::Similarity::Visual::QueryDataInterface

SYNOPSIS

Basic Usage Example

  use WordNet::Similarity::Visual::QueryDataInterface;

  my $wn = WordNet::Similarity::Visual::QueryDataInterface->new;

  $wn->initialize;

  my ($result) = $wn->find_allsenses($word);

DESCRIPTION

This package provides an interface to WordNet::QueryData.

Methods

The following methods are defined in this package:

Public methods

$obj->new

The constructor for WordNet::Similarity::Visual::QueryDataInterface objects.

Return value: the new blessed object

$obj->initialize

To initialize WordNet::QueryData.

Return Value: None

$obj->search_glosses

Parameter: The word(String) for which we are searching the glosses.

Return value: A hash with all the glosses for all the senses of the word.

$obj->find_allsenses

Parameter: The word(String) for which we are searching the senses.

Return value: A array of all the senses of this word found in WordNet.

$obj->find_allsyns

Parameter: The word(String) for which we are searching the synonyms.

Return value: A array of all the senses of this word found in WordNet.

Discussion

This module provides an interface to WordNet::Querydata. It implements functions that take a word as argument and return all the senses of this word listed in WordNet. It also implements a function that returns a hash containing all the senses of the word and the glosses for these senses.

SEE ALSO

WordNet::QueryData

AUTHOR

Saiyam Kohli, University of Minnesota, Duluth kohli003@d.umn.edu

Ted Pedersen, University of Minnesota, Duluth tpederse@d.umn.edu

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2005-2006, Saiyam Kohli and Ted Pedersen

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