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Sentence Boundaries
You can use a
BreakIterator
to determine sentence boundaries. You start by creating a
BreakIterator
with the
getSentenceInstance method:
BreakIterator sentenceIterator =
BreakIterator.getSentenceInstance(currentLocale);
To show the sentence boundaries, the program uses the markBoundaries
method, which is discussed in the section
Word Boundaries. The markBoundaries
method prints carets (^) beneath a string to indicate boundary
positions. Here are some examples:
She stopped. She said, "Hello there," and then went on.
^ ^ ^
He's vanished! What will we do? It's up to us.
^ ^ ^ ^
Please add 1.5 liters to the tank.
^ ^
