edu.stanford.nlp.trees

Interface TreeReader

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FilteringTreeReader, FragDiscardingPennTreeReader, FrenchXMLTreeReader, PennTreeReader, SpanishXMLTreeReader

public interface TreeReader
extends java.io.Closeable

A TreeReader adds functionality to another Reader by reading in Trees, or some descendant class.

Version:

2003/01

Author:

Christopher Manning, Roger Levy (mod. 2003/01)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	close() Close the Reader behind this TreeReader.
Tree	readTree() Reads a single tree.

Method Detail

readTree

Tree readTree()
       throws java.io.IOException

Reads a single tree.

Returns:

A single tree, or null at end of file.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If I/O problem

close

void close()
    throws java.io.IOException

Close the Reader behind this TreeReader.

Specified by:

close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable

Specified by:

close in interface java.io.Closeable

Throws:

java.io.IOException