marytts.util.data.text

Class PraatTextGrid

java.lang.Object

marytts.util.data.text.PraatTextGrid

public class PraatTextGrid
extends Object

Representation of a Praat TextGrid annotation. A TextGrid consists of a number of tiers (which can be either TextTiers or, more commonly, IntervalTiers), containing mutually independent label strings and their associated time points.

Author:

steiner

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PraatTextGrid() bare constructor
PraatTextGrid(Vector<PraatTier> tiers) constructor accepting a Vector of PraatTiers

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	appendTier(PraatTier tier) add a new tier at the end of the TextGrid's tiers
int	getNumberOfTiers() getter for number of tiers
PraatTier	getTier(int index) getter for individual tier
double	getXmax() getter for TextGrid end time.
double	getXmin() getter for TextGrid start time.
void	setTiers(Vector<PraatTier> tiers) replace tiers by specified Vector of tiers
String	toString() string representation of TextGrid, as it is written into text files by Praat and this.writeToFile().
void	writeToFile(String fileName) write TextGrid to text file which can be used by Praat

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PraatTextGrid

public PraatTextGrid()

bare constructor

PraatTextGrid

public PraatTextGrid(Vector<PraatTier> tiers)

constructor accepting a Vector of PraatTiers

Parameters:

tiers - tiers

Method Detail

getXmin

public double getXmin()

getter for TextGrid start time. queries all tiers and sets start time to earliest time found

Returns:

start time of TextGrid

getXmax

public double getXmax()

getter for TextGrid end time. queries all tiers and sets end time to latest time found

Returns:

end time of TextGrid

getNumberOfTiers

public int getNumberOfTiers()

getter for number of tiers

Returns:

number of tiers

getTier

public PraatTier getTier(int index)

getter for individual tier

Parameters:

index - of desired tier

Returns:

desired tier

setTiers

public void setTiers(Vector<PraatTier> tiers)

replace tiers by specified Vector of tiers

Parameters:

tiers - tiers

appendTier

public void appendTier(PraatTier tier)

add a new tier at the end of the TextGrid's tiers

Parameters:

tier - to be appended

writeToFile

public void writeToFile(String fileName)
                 throws IOException

write TextGrid to text file which can be used by Praat

Parameters:

fileName - of TextGrid file

Throws:

IOException - IOException

toString

public String toString()

string representation of TextGrid, as it is written into text files by Praat and this.writeToFile(). Note that leading whitespace is not generated

Overrides:

toString in class Object