org.apache.lucene.analysis.ar

## Class ArabicStemmer

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.lucene.analysis.ar.ArabicStemmer

-     public class ArabicStemmer
      extends Object

  Stemmer for Arabic.

  Stemming is done in-place for efficiency, operating on a termbuffer.

  Stemming is defined as:

  - Removal of attached definite article, conjunction, and prepositions.
  - Stemming of common suffixes.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static char` | `ALEF`
    `static char` | `BEH`
    `static char` | `FEH`
    `static char` | `HEH`
    `static char` | `KAF`
    `static char` | `LAM`
    `static char` | `NOON`
    `static char[][]` | `prefixes`
    `static char[][]` | `suffixes`
    `static char` | `TEH`
    `static char` | `TEH_MARBUTA`
    `static char` | `WAW`
    `static char` | `YEH`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ArabicStemmer()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `int` | `stem(char[] s, int len)` Stem an input buffer of Arabic text.
    `int` | `stemPrefix(char[] s, int len)` Stem a prefix off an Arabic word.
    `int` | `stemSuffix(char[] s, int len)` Stem suffix(es) off an Arabic word.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### ALEF

          public static final char ALEF

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    - #### BEH

          public static final char BEH

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    - #### TEH_MARBUTA

          public static final char TEH_MARBUTA

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    - #### TEH

          public static final char TEH

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    - #### FEH

          public static final char FEH

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    - #### KAF

          public static final char KAF

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    - #### LAM

          public static final char LAM

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    - #### NOON

          public static final char NOON

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    - #### HEH

          public static final char HEH

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    - #### WAW

          public static final char WAW

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    - #### YEH

          public static final char YEH

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    - #### prefixes

          public static final char[][] prefixes

    - #### suffixes

          public static final char[][] suffixes

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ArabicStemmer

          public ArabicStemmer()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### stem

          public int stem(char[] s,
                 int len)

      Stem an input buffer of Arabic text.
      Parameters:
        `s` - input buffer
        `len` - length of input buffer
      Returns:
        length of input buffer after normalization

    - #### stemPrefix

          public int stemPrefix(char[] s,
                       int len)

      Stem a prefix off an Arabic word.
      Parameters:
        `s` - input buffer
        `len` - length of input buffer
      Returns:
        new length of input buffer after stemming.

    - #### stemSuffix

          public int stemSuffix(char[] s,
                       int len)

      Stem suffix(es) off an Arabic word.
      Parameters:
        `s` - input buffer
        `len` - length of input buffer
      Returns:
        new length of input buffer after stemming

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