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## javax.help.search
Class IndexBuilder

    java.lang.Object
      javax.help.search.IndexBuilder

public abstract class IndexBuilder
extends java.lang.Object

Abstract base class that builds an index for a search database.

Constructor Summary
`IndexBuilder(java.lang.String indexDir)` Builds an index at indexDir.

Method Summary
`abstract void` | `close()` Closes the index.
`abstract void` | `closeDocument()` Closes the document.
`abstract java.util.Enumeration` | `getStopWords()` Returns the list of stopwords for an index.
`abstract void` | `openDocument(java.lang.String name)` Opens a document to store information.
`abstract void` | `storeLocation(java.lang.String text, int position)` Stores a concept at a given position.
`abstract void` | `storeStopWords(java.util.Enumeration stopWords)` Sets the stopwords in an index.
`abstract void` | `storeTitle(java.lang.String title)` Stores the title for the document.

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

Constructor Detail

### IndexBuilder

    public IndexBuilder(java.lang.String indexDir)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

  Builds an index at indexDir. If indexDir already exists the index is opened and the new doucments are merged into the existing document.

Method Detail

### close

    public abstract void close()
                        throws java.lang.Exception

  Closes the index.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception`

### storeStopWords

    public abstract void storeStopWords(java.util.Enumeration stopWords)

  Sets the stopwords in an index. If the stopwords are already defined for an index, the stop words are merged with the existing set of stopwords.

### getStopWords

    public abstract java.util.Enumeration getStopWords()

  Returns the list of stopwords for an index.

### openDocument

    public abstract void openDocument(java.lang.String name)
                               throws java.lang.Exception

  Opens a document to store information.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception`

### closeDocument

    public abstract void closeDocument()
                                throws java.lang.Exception

  Closes the document. This prevents any additional information from being stored.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception`

### storeLocation

    public abstract void storeLocation(java.lang.String text,
                                       int position)
                                throws java.lang.Exception

  Stores a concept at a given position.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception`

### storeTitle

    public abstract void storeTitle(java.lang.String title)
                             throws java.lang.Exception

  Stores the title for the document.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception`

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