/// <summary>
/// checks for overlapping NERs
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ner"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public bool Overlaps(RecognizedEntity ner)
{
string overlapper = null;
string overlapped = null;
if (IsNamedEntity)
{
overlapper = this?.RecognizedValue?.ToString();
overlapped = ner?.RecognizedValue?.ToString();
}
if (IsMeasure)
{
overlapper = this?.RecognizedName?.ToString();
overlapped = ner?.RecognizedName?.ToString();
}
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(overlapper) || String.IsNullOrEmpty(overlapped))
{
return(false);
}
return(this.Index <= ner.Index &&
this.Index + overlapper.Length >= ner.Index + overlapped.Length &&
overlapper.Contains(overlapped));
}
public bool IsSameDimension(RecognizedEntity ner)
{
return(String.Compare(this.Entity.DomainName, ner.Entity.DomainName, true) == 0);
}