You can also check google's language API: I'm writing a blog entry on this, hope to post tomorrow:
http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlanguage/documentation/reference.html Here a snippet of it working: (Using Json Simple to decode: http://code.google.com/p/json-simple/) try { String s = URLEncoder.encode("Você sabe como implementar um serviço", "UTF-8"); URL url = new URL(" http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/services/language/detect?v=1.0&q="+s); BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream())); String str; StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(); while ((str = in.readLine()) != null) { buffer.append(str); } in.close(); JSONObject obj = (JSONObject)JSONValue.parse(buffer.toString()).get("responseData"); System.out.println(obj.get("language")); } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } catch (MalformedURLException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); } On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 6:02 AM, Karl Wettin <karl.wet...@gmail.com> wrote: > You can also look at https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-1039that > I've successfully used for language detection of user queries. > > karl > > 27 mar 2009 kl. 18.35 skrev Boris Aleksandrovsky: > > > Lisheng, >> >> You might want to look at the Nutch LanguageID plugin >> (http://wiki.apache.org/nutch/LanguageIdentifier) too. >> >> Cheers, >> Boris >> >> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Zhang, Lisheng >> <lisheng.zh...@broadvision.com> wrote: >> >>> Thanks very much! >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: jochen.sc...@gmail.com [mailto:jochen.sc...@gmail.com]on Behalf Of >>> Jochen Frey >>> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:04 AM >>> To: java-user@lucene.apache.org >>> Subject: Re: Free software for language detection >>> >>> >>> Lisheng, >>> >>> Here's a package you could take a look at. I have used it in the past and >>> it >>> worked reasonably well. Let me know what else you find and how it works >>> for >>> you. >>> >>> http://www.olivo.net/software/lc4j/ >>> >>> Good luck! >>> Jochen Frey >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Zhang, Lisheng < >>> lisheng.zh...@broadvision.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Are you aware of any free software for language detection (given certain >>>> text, see if it is French, or Japanese)? I saw Bob Carpenter's previous >>>> mail which explained the principle nicely, but could not locate free >>>> tools? >>>> >>>> Thanks very much for helps, Lisheng >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jochen Frey . CTO >>> Scout Labs >>> 415.366.0450 >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> >> Boris >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org >> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org > > -- The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
