Hi Andrew, There is othing built into Lucene for synonyms, but you can grab the code from Lucene in Action to see how they can be handled (plus: http://www.lucenebook.com/search?query=synonyms for some context)
Otis ----- Original Message ---- From: "Lee, Andrew J (CA - Toronto)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: java-user@lucene.apache.org Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 8:52:10 PM Subject: Newbie synonyms question Sorry if this question has already been answered, but it is regarding synonyms. I am using the WordNet/Synonyms index and using the following algorithm to create synonym searches (this is a dumbed down version): Look up a the "base" word in the synonym index In my search string, replace all instances of the base word with "(synonym1 | synonym 2 | ... | synonym n)" Use this new search string against my search index 1) Is there an easier / more efficient way to go about this? 2) Does Lucene have any built-in capability to handle synonyms? For example, can I point it to the synonym index and let Lucene perform all the work of synonym lookup / replacement? Thanks in advance, Andrew Lee ----------------------------------------- ******************************************************************* ******************* Confidentiality Warning: This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s), are confidential, and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, retransmission, conversion to hard copy, copying, circulation or other use of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message and any attachments from your system. Thank you. Information confidentielle: Le présent message, ainsi que tout fichier qui y est joint, est envoyé à l'intention exclusive de son ou de ses destinataires; il est de nature confidentielle et peut constituer une information privilégiée. Nous avertissons toute personne autre que le destinataire prévu que tout examen, réacheminement, impression, copie, distribution ou autre utilisation de ce message et de tout fichier qui y est joint est strictement interdit. Si vous n'êtes pas le destinataire prévu, veuillez en aviser immédiatement l'expéditeur par retour de courriel et supprimer ce message et tout document joint de votre système. Merci. ******************************************************************* ******************* --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
