opennlp.tools.postag

## Interface TagDictionary

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    MutableTagDictionary
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    POSDictionary

      public interface TagDictionary

  Interface to determine which tags are valid for a particular word based on a tag dictionary.

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String[]` | `getTags(String word)` Returns a list of valid tags for the specified word.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getTags

          String[] getTags(String word)

      Returns a list of valid tags for the specified word.
      Parameters:
        `word` - The word.
      Returns:
        A list of valid tags for the specified word or null if no information is available for that word.

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