---
name: "KinoSearch::Analysis::Analyzer"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libkinosearch-perl"
version: "0.165-2"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/KinoSearch::Analysis::Analyzer"
---

# KinoSearch::Analysis::Analyzer(3pm)

base class for analyzers

## NAME

KinoSearch::Analysis::Analyzer - base class for analyzers

## SYNOPSIS

```
    # abstract base class -- you probably want PolyAnalyzer, not this.
```

## DESCRIPTION

In KinoSearch, an Analyzer is a filter which processes text, transforming it from one form into another.  For instance, an analyzer might break up a long text into smaller pieces (Tokenizer), or it might convert text to lowercase (LCNormalizer).

## METHODS

### analyze (EXPERIMENTAL)

```
    $token_batch = $analyzer->analyze($token_batch);
```

All Analyzer subclasses provide an `"analyze"` method.  `"analyze()"` takes a single TokenBatch as input, and it returns a TokenBatch, either the same one (probably transformed in some way), or a new one.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2005-2009 Marvin Humphrey

## LICENSE, DISCLAIMER, BUGS, etc.

See KinoSearch version 0.165.