word.java.svn-base

使用OSGi框架开发的分布式电子辞典

/*
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package cn.edu.ynu.sei.dict.core.service;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Descript a word in dictonary.
 * <p>
 * This class implemented the <code>Serializable interface</code>, 
 * may be we must serialized it because it contain binary description
 * of a word. For example, word <tt>meteor</tt>, its <code>definition</code>
 * (or another fields) includes a image about meteor phenomemon. So, we can
 * serialized this, and then, store it into <code>XML</code> format.
 * </p>
 * @author 88250
 * @author zy
 * @version 1.2.0.2, Mar 12, 2008
 */
public class Word implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    /**
     * the id of a word
     */
    public int id = 0;

    /**
     * rank
     */
    public int rank = 0;

    /**
     * word spelling
     */
    public String self = null;

    /**
     * word definition, translation, pronunciation, etc.
     */
    public String definition = null;

    /**
     * where word definition come from
     */
    public String defComeFrom = null;

}