Package org.apache.lucene.analysis.hi

## Class HindiNormalizer

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.lucene.analysis.hi.HindiNormalizer

-     public class HindiNormalizer
      extends Object

  Normalizer for Hindi.

  Normalizes text to remove some differences in spelling variations.

  Implements the Hindi-language specific algorithm specified in: Word normalization in Indian languages Prasad Pingali and Vasudeva Varma. http://web2py.iiit.ac.in/publications/default/download/inproceedings.pdf.3fe5b38c-02ee-41ce-9a8f-3e745670be32.pdf

  with the following additions from Hindi CLIR in Thirty Days Leah S. Larkey, Margaret E. Connell, and Nasreen AbdulJaleel. http://maroo.cs.umass.edu/pub/web/getpdf.php?id=454:

  - Internal Zero-width joiner and Zero-width non-joiners are removed
  - In addition to chandrabindu, NA+halant is normalized to anusvara

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `HindiNormalizer()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `int` | `normalize​(char[] s, int len)` | Normalize an input buffer of Hindi text

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### HindiNormalizer

          public HindiNormalizer()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### normalize

          public int normalize​(char[] s,
                               int len)

      Normalize an input buffer of Hindi text
      Parameters:
        `s` - input buffer
        `len` - length of input buffer
      Returns:
        length of input buffer after normalization