---
name: "Lucy::Analysis::Analyzer"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "liblucy-perl"
version: "0.3.3-7+b1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Lucy::Analysis::Analyzer"
---

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

Tokenize/modify/filter text.

## NAME

Lucy::Analysis::Analyzer - Tokenize/modify/filter text.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    # Abstract base class.
```

## DESCRIPTION

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 (RegexTokenizer), or it might perform case folding to facilitate case-insensitive search (CaseFolder).

## INHERITANCE

Lucy::Analysis::Analyzer isa Lucy::Object::Obj.