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## Class GermanStemmer

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--Stemmer
            |
            +--GermanStemmer

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.io.Serializable

public class GermanStemmer
extends Stemmer

A stemmer for German words. The algorithm is based on the report "A Fast and Simple Stemming Algorithm for German Words" by Jörg Caumanns (joerg.caumanns@isst.fhg.de). Changed stem() from protected to public. Changed coding for umlaute to unicode.

See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`GermanStemmer()`

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` | `stem(java.lang.String term)` Stemms the given term to an unique `discriminator`.

Methods inherited from class Stemmer
`stemString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### GermanStemmer

    public GermanStemmer()

Method Detail

### stem

    public java.lang.String stem(java.lang.String term)

  Stemms the given term to an unique `discriminator`.

  Specified by:
    `stem` in class `Stemmer`
  Parameters:
    `term` - The term that should be stemmed.
  Returns:
    Discriminator for `term`

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