基于文档结构的信息抽取工具很多,XWrap,W4F,Lixto以及自主开发的PQagent是其中比较有代表性的几个.这几个工具采用了不同的规则描述形式,XWrap,W4F,Lixto使用的是自定义的规则描述形式,PQagent采用了通用的规范XQuery来描述规则.现将XWrap,W4F,Lixto使用的规则描述形式与PQagent采用的XQuery进行比较,说明了采用XQuery描述抽取规则的优越性.
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