Reference · stzText

NamedEntities()

NamedEntities() -- [[entity, type], ...]. Upgrades to TRANSFORMER NER (a BERT token-classification head) when a NER-head GGUF is loaded (StzUseNeuralModel with e.g. bert-base-NER); otherwise the rule-based engine NER. Both emit the same PERSON/ORGANIZATION/LOCATION type vocabulary, so PersonNames()/ Organizations()/Locations() and EntitiesOfType() work either way.

also: who and what is mentioned people places organizations proper names PersonNames Organizations Locations EntitiesOfType

also written: Entities

Basic examples (2)

Softanza

t = new stzText("Barack Obama visited Paris.")
# NeuralEntities() is empty without a NER-head model
? @@(t.NeuralEntities())
# NamedEntities() still works via the rule-based fallback
? len(t.NamedEntities()) >= 1

Output

[ ]
1

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from text_query_layer_narrated.ring(opens in a new tab)

Softanza

oT = new stzText("John Smith works at Microsoft in Paris")
# rule NER sees person / organization / location
? @@( oT.NamedEntities() )
# registering returns how many were NEW
? oT.RegisterNamedEntities()
# the world now knows who John Smith is
? @@( WhatIs("john smith") )
# and what Microsoft is
? @@( WhatIs("microsoft") )
# re-registering the same text adds nothing
? oT.RegisterNamedEntities()

Output

[ [ "John Smith", "PERSON" ], [ "Microsoft", "ORGANIZATION" ], [ "Paris", "LOCATION" ] ]
3
[ "person" ]
[ "organization" ]
0

run on 2026-10-02 04:23 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from entity_world_narrated.ring(opens in a new tab)

The extensions of this method

Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).

Extension

Exists

What it adds · The names

does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained

chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)

QQQ

chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)

QRT

returns the result as an object of the requested type

takes a case-sensitivity flag

takes the position to start from (StartingAt)

takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)

the extended form: more parameters than the base method

XTT

yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT

includes the position in what it returns

returns positions as sections, [start, end]

selects by a condition

selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)

takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)

takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action

Many

works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)

Except

takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)

returns the result without duplication

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NamedEntities()

Basic examples (2)

The extensions of this method

See also