Flow (Lvg API, 2026 Version)

java.lang.Object
- gov.nih.nlm.nls.lvg.Lib.Flow

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public class Flow
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class provides method to convert index and name for flows.
History:

Version:

V-2026

Author:

NLM NLS Development Team

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ACRONYMS` generate acronyms flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`ANTINORM` antiNorm flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`ANTONYM_SUBSTITUTION` generate antonym substitution flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`ANTONYMS` generate antonyms flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`BASE_SPELLING_VARIANTS` generate base spelling variants flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`CANONICALIZE` canonicalize flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`CITATION` citation term flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`CONVERT_OUTPUT` convert output flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`DERIVATION` generate derivation flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`DERIVATION_BY_CATEGORY` generate derivation by category flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`EXPANSIONS` generate expansions flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`FILTER` filter flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`FILTER_ACRONYM` filter out acronym flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`FILTER_PROPER_NOUN` filter out proper nouns flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`FRUITFUL_ENHANCED` enhanced fruitful variants flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`FRUITFUL_VARIANTS` fruitful variants flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_DB` fruitful variants by database flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_LEX` fruitful variants known to Lexicon flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`GENERATE_SPELLING_VARIANTS` generate spelling variants flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`GET_UNICODE_NAME` get symbol name flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`GET_UNICODE_SYNONYM` get synonyms of symbol name flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`INFLECTION` inflection flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`INFLECTION_BY_CAT_INFL` derivation by category and inlfection flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`INFLECTION_SIMPLE` inflection simple flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`LOWER_CASE` lower case flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`LUI_NORMALIZE` lui nomalize flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`MAP_SYMBOL_TO_ASCII` punctuation Symbol mapping flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`MAP_UNICODE_TO_ASCII` unicdoe mapping flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`METAPHONE` metaphone flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`NO_OPERATION` no operatin flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`NOMINALIZATION` nominalization flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`NONE` None bit for flow
`static int`	`NORM_UNICODE` normalize characters in a string flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`NORM_UNICODE_WITH_SYNONYM` normalize characters with symbol synonyms flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`NORM_UNINFLECT_WORDS` normalize uninflected words flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`NORMALIZE` normalize flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`RECURSIVE_DERIVATIONS` generate derivations recursively flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`RECURSIVE_SYNONYMS` generate synonyms recursively flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`REMOVE_GENITIVE` remove genitive flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`REMOVE_S` removeS flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`REPLACE_PUNCTUATION_WITH_SPACE` replace punctuation with space flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL` retrieve Category and inflection flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_BEGIN` retrieve category and inflection for term begin with a given pattern flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_DB` retrieve category and inflectin from LVG flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`RETRIEVE_EUI` retrieve EUI flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`SIMPLE_INFLECTIONS` simple inflection flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`SORT_BY_WORD_ORDER` sort by word order flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`SPLIT_LIGATURES` splite ligature flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`STRIP_AMBIGUITY_TAGS` strip ambiguity tags flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`STRIP_DIACRITICS` strip diacritics flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`STRIP_MAP_UNICODE` Unicode strip or mapping flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`STRIP_NEC_NOS` strip NEC and NOS flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`STRIP_PUNCTUATION` strip punctuation flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`STRIP_PUNCTUATION_ENHANCED` strip punctuation, enhanced, flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`STRIP_STOP_WORDS` strip stop word flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`SYNONYMS` generate synonyms flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`SYNTACTIC_UNINVERT` syntactic uninvert flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`TOKENIZE` tokenize flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`TOKENIZE_KEEP_ALL` tokenize, keep all flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`TOKENIZE_NO_HYPHENS` tokenize without hyphens flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`UNICODE_CORE_NORM` Unicode coreNorm flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`UNINFLECT_TERM` uninflect term flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`UNINFLECT_WORDS` uninflect words flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`UNINVERT` uninvert flow component bit for flow
`static int`	`WORD_SIZE` word size filter flow component bit for flow

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`static int`	`GetIndexByName(java.lang.String nameStr)` Get the long value for one name.
`static java.lang.String`	`GetNameByIndex(int flowIndex)` Get the name (first in the name list) by index.
`static java.lang.String`	`GetNameByIndex(int flowIndex, int nameIndex)` Get the flow name by flow index and name index.
`static void`	`main(java.lang.String[] args)` Test driver for this Flow class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - NONE
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public static final int NONE
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    None bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - INFLECTION
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public static final int INFLECTION
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    inflection flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRIP_STOP_WORDS
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public static final int STRIP_STOP_WORDS
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    strip stop word flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - REMOVE_GENITIVE
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public static final int REMOVE_GENITIVE
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    remove genitive flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - REPLACE_PUNCTUATION_WITH_SPACE
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public static final int REPLACE_PUNCTUATION_WITH_SPACE
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    replace punctuation with space flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRIP_PUNCTUATION
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public static final int STRIP_PUNCTUATION
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    strip punctuation flow component bit for flow
    
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  - STRIP_PUNCTUATION_ENHANCED
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public static final int STRIP_PUNCTUATION_ENHANCED
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    strip punctuation, enhanced, flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - SORT_BY_WORD_ORDER
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public static final int SORT_BY_WORD_ORDER
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    sort by word order flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNINFLECT_WORDS
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public static final int UNINFLECT_WORDS
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    uninflect words flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - NORMALIZE
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public static final int NORMALIZE
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    normalize flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - CANONICALIZE
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public static final int CANONICALIZE
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    canonicalize flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - LUI_NORMALIZE
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public static final int LUI_NORMALIZE
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    lui nomalize flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRIP_NEC_NOS
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public static final int STRIP_NEC_NOS
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    strip NEC and NOS flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNINFLECT_TERM
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public static final int UNINFLECT_TERM
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    uninflect term flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - GENERATE_SPELLING_VARIANTS
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public static final int GENERATE_SPELLING_VARIANTS
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    generate spelling variants flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - NO_OPERATION
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public static final int NO_OPERATION
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    no operatin flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - ACRONYMS
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public static final int ACRONYMS
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    generate acronyms flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - EXPANSIONS
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public static final int EXPANSIONS
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    generate expansions flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - DERIVATION
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public static final int DERIVATION
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    generate derivation flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - DERIVATION_BY_CATEGORY
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public static final int DERIVATION_BY_CATEGORY
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    generate derivation by category flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - INFLECTION_BY_CAT_INFL
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public static final int INFLECTION_BY_CAT_INFL
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    derivation by category and inlfection flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - TOKENIZE
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public static final int TOKENIZE
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    tokenize flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - TOKENIZE_NO_HYPHENS
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public static final int TOKENIZE_NO_HYPHENS
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    tokenize without hyphens flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - BASE_SPELLING_VARIANTS
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public static final int BASE_SPELLING_VARIANTS
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    generate base spelling variants flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - RETRIEVE_EUI
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public static final int RETRIEVE_EUI
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    retrieve EUI flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL
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public static final int RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL
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    retrieve Category and inflection flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_DB
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public static final int RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_DB
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    retrieve category and inflectin from LVG flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_BEGIN
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public static final int RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_BEGIN
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    retrieve category and inflection for term begin with a given pattern flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - SYNONYMS
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public static final int SYNONYMS
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    generate synonyms flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - FILTER
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public static final int FILTER
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    filter flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - FILTER_PROPER_NOUN
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public static final int FILTER_PROPER_NOUN
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    filter out proper nouns flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - FILTER_ACRONYM
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public static final int FILTER_ACRONYM
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    filter out acronym flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRIP_AMBIGUITY_TAGS
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public static final int STRIP_AMBIGUITY_TAGS
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    strip ambiguity tags flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - UNINVERT
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public static final int UNINVERT
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    uninvert flow component bit for flow
    
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  - CONVERT_OUTPUT
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public static final int CONVERT_OUTPUT
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    convert output flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - RECURSIVE_SYNONYMS
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public static final int RECURSIVE_SYNONYMS
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    generate synonyms recursively flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - RECURSIVE_DERIVATIONS
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public static final int RECURSIVE_DERIVATIONS
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    generate derivations recursively flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - LOWER_CASE
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public static final int LOWER_CASE
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    lower case flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - CITATION
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public static final int CITATION
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    citation term flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - NORM_UNINFLECT_WORDS
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public static final int NORM_UNINFLECT_WORDS
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    normalize uninflected words flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - STRIP_DIACRITICS
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public static final int STRIP_DIACRITICS
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    strip diacritics flow component bit for flow
    
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  - METAPHONE
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public static final int METAPHONE
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    metaphone flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - FRUITFUL_VARIANTS
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public static final int FRUITFUL_VARIANTS
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    fruitful variants flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - TOKENIZE_KEEP_ALL
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public static final int TOKENIZE_KEEP_ALL
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    tokenize, keep all flow component bit for flow
    
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  - SYNTACTIC_UNINVERT
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public static final int SYNTACTIC_UNINVERT
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    syntactic uninvert flow component bit for flow
    
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  - FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_LEX
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public static final int FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_LEX
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    fruitful variants known to Lexicon flow component bit for flow
    
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  - FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_DB
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public static final int FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_DB
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    fruitful variants by database flow component bit for flow
    
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  - ANTINORM
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public static final int ANTINORM
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    antiNorm flow component bit for flow
    
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  - WORD_SIZE
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public static final int WORD_SIZE
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    word size filter flow component bit for flow
    
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  - FRUITFUL_ENHANCED
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public static final int FRUITFUL_ENHANCED
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    enhanced fruitful variants flow component bit for flow
    
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  - SIMPLE_INFLECTIONS
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public static final int SIMPLE_INFLECTIONS
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    simple inflection flow component bit for flow
    
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  - INFLECTION_SIMPLE
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public static final int INFLECTION_SIMPLE
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    inflection simple flow component bit for flow
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - SPLIT_LIGATURES
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public static final int SPLIT_LIGATURES
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    splite ligature flow component bit for flow
    
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  - GET_UNICODE_NAME
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public static final int GET_UNICODE_NAME
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    get symbol name flow component bit for flow
    
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  - GET_UNICODE_SYNONYM
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public static final int GET_UNICODE_SYNONYM
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    get synonyms of symbol name flow component bit for flow
    
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  - NORM_UNICODE
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public static final int NORM_UNICODE
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    normalize characters in a string flow component bit for flow
    
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  - NORM_UNICODE_WITH_SYNONYM
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public static final int NORM_UNICODE_WITH_SYNONYM
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    normalize characters with symbol synonyms flow component bit for flow
    
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  - NOMINALIZATION
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public static final int NOMINALIZATION
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    nominalization flow component bit for flow
    
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  - REMOVE_S
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public static final int REMOVE_S
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    removeS flow component bit for flow
    
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  - MAP_SYMBOL_TO_ASCII
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public static final int MAP_SYMBOL_TO_ASCII
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    punctuation Symbol mapping flow component bit for flow
    
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  - MAP_UNICODE_TO_ASCII
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public static final int MAP_UNICODE_TO_ASCII
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    unicdoe mapping flow component bit for flow
    
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  - UNICODE_CORE_NORM
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public static final int UNICODE_CORE_NORM
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    Unicode coreNorm flow component bit for flow
    
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  - STRIP_MAP_UNICODE
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public static final int STRIP_MAP_UNICODE
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    Unicode strip or mapping flow component bit for flow
    
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  - ANTONYMS
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public static final int ANTONYMS
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    generate antonyms flow component bit for flow
    
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  - ANTONYM_SUBSTITUTION
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public static final int ANTONYM_SUBSTITUTION
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    generate antonym substitution flow component bit for flow
    
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- Method Detail
  - GetNameByIndex
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public static java.lang.String GetNameByIndex(int flowIndex)
```
    Get the name (first in the name list) by index. The first one in LVG is the abbreviation flow name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    flowIndex - index of a flow
    
    Returns:
    
    flow name at the specified index
  - GetNameByIndex
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public static java.lang.String GetNameByIndex(int flowIndex,
                                              int nameIndex)
```
    Get the flow name by flow index and name index.
    
    Parameters:
    
    flowIndex - index of a flow
    
    nameIndex - index of the name in FLOW_LIST[]
    
    Returns:
    
    flow name at the specified index
  - GetIndexByName
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public static int GetIndexByName(java.lang.String nameStr)
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    Get the long value for one name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    nameStr - name for finding it's long value
    
    Returns:
    
    the index of the specified name
  - main
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public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
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    Test driver for this Flow class
    
    Parameters:
    
    args - arguments

Class Flow

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

NONE

INFLECTION

STRIP_STOP_WORDS

REMOVE_GENITIVE

REPLACE_PUNCTUATION_WITH_SPACE

STRIP_PUNCTUATION

STRIP_PUNCTUATION_ENHANCED

SORT_BY_WORD_ORDER

UNINFLECT_WORDS

NORMALIZE

CANONICALIZE

LUI_NORMALIZE

STRIP_NEC_NOS

UNINFLECT_TERM

GENERATE_SPELLING_VARIANTS

NO_OPERATION

ACRONYMS

EXPANSIONS

DERIVATION

DERIVATION_BY_CATEGORY

INFLECTION_BY_CAT_INFL

TOKENIZE

TOKENIZE_NO_HYPHENS

BASE_SPELLING_VARIANTS

RETRIEVE_EUI

RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL

RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_DB

RETRIEVE_CAT_INFL_BEGIN

SYNONYMS

FILTER

FILTER_PROPER_NOUN

FILTER_ACRONYM

STRIP_AMBIGUITY_TAGS

UNINVERT

CONVERT_OUTPUT

RECURSIVE_SYNONYMS

RECURSIVE_DERIVATIONS

LOWER_CASE

CITATION

NORM_UNINFLECT_WORDS

STRIP_DIACRITICS

METAPHONE

FRUITFUL_VARIANTS

TOKENIZE_KEEP_ALL

SYNTACTIC_UNINVERT

FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_LEX

FRUITFUL_VARIANTS_DB

ANTINORM

WORD_SIZE

FRUITFUL_ENHANCED

SIMPLE_INFLECTIONS

INFLECTION_SIMPLE

SPLIT_LIGATURES

GET_UNICODE_NAME

GET_UNICODE_SYNONYM

NORM_UNICODE

NORM_UNICODE_WITH_SYNONYM

NOMINALIZATION

REMOVE_S

MAP_SYMBOL_TO_ASCII

MAP_UNICODE_TO_ASCII

UNICODE_CORE_NORM

STRIP_MAP_UNICODE

ANTONYMS

ANTONYM_SUBSTITUTION

Method Detail

GetNameByIndex

GetNameByIndex

GetIndexByName

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