PathExtractorImpl (FreeTTS 1.2)

java.lang.Object
- com.sun.speech.freetts.PathExtractorImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

PathExtractor
```
public class PathExtractorImpl
extends java.lang.Object
implements PathExtractor
```
Interface that Manages a feature or item path. Allows navigation to the corresponding feature or item. This class in controlled by the following system properties:
```
   com.sun.speech.freetts.interpretCartPaths - default false
   com.sun.speech.freetts.lazyCartCompile - default true
 
```
com.sun.speech.freetts.interpretCartPaths Instances of this class will optionally pre-compile the paths. Pre-compiling paths reduces the processing time and objects needed to extract a feature or an item based upon a path.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static java.lang.String`	`INTERPRET_PATHS_PROPERTY`	If this system property is set to true, paths will not be compiled.
`static java.lang.String`	`LAZY_COMPILE_PROPERTY`	If this system property is set to true, CART feature/item paths will only be compiled as needed.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

PathExtractorImpl(java.lang.String pathAndFeature, boolean wantFeature)
Creates a path for the given feature.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`findFeature(Item item)`	Finds the feature associated with this Path.
`Item`	`findItem(Item item)`	Finds the item associated with this Path.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`

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

- Field Detail
  - INTERPRET_PATHS_PROPERTY
```
public static final java.lang.String INTERPRET_PATHS_PROPERTY
```
    If this system property is set to true, paths will not be compiled.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - LAZY_COMPILE_PROPERTY
```
public static final java.lang.String LAZY_COMPILE_PROPERTY
```
    If this system property is set to true, CART feature/item paths will only be compiled as needed.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - PathExtractorImpl
```
public PathExtractorImpl(java.lang.String pathAndFeature,
                         boolean wantFeature)
```
    Creates a path for the given feature.
- Method Detail
  - findItem
```
public Item findItem(Item item)
```
    Finds the item associated with this Path.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findItem in interface PathExtractor
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - the item to start at
    
    Returns:
    
    the item associated with the path or null
  - findFeature
```
public java.lang.Object findFeature(Item item)
```
    Finds the feature associated with this Path.
    
    Specified by:
    
    findFeature in interface PathExtractor
    
    Parameters:
    
    item - the item to start at
    
    Returns:
    
    the feature associated or "0" if the feature was not found.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object