| private adjectival ( StringBuilder stemmingZone ) : bool | ||
| stemmingZone | StringBuilder | |
| return | bool | |
private bool adjectival(StringBuilder stemmingZone)
{
// look for adjective ending in a stemming zone
if (!findAndRemoveEnding(stemmingZone, adjectiveEndings))
return false;
// if adjective ending was found, try for participle ending.
// variable r is unused, we are just interested in the side effect of
// findAndRemoveEnding():
bool r =
findAndRemoveEnding(stemmingZone, participleEndings1, participle1Predessors)
||
findAndRemoveEnding(stemmingZone, participleEndings2);
return true;
}
