import type { Aff } from "../aff";
import type { CapType, CompoundPos } from "../constants";
import type { Dic } from "../dic";
/**
 * A word (a string) wrapped with metadata. Can be iterated, and will
 * coerce itself to a string.
 */
export declare class LKWord {
    /** The {@link Aff} data the word derives metadata from. */
    aff: Aff;
    /** The {@link dic} data the word derives forms and stems from. */
    dic: Dic;
    /** The word itself. */
    word: string;
    /** The capitalization type of the word. */
    type: CapType;
    /** The position of the word in a compound, if any. */
    pos?: CompoundPos | undefined;
    constructor(
    /** The {@link Aff} data the word derives metadata from. */
    aff: Aff, 
    /** The {@link dic} data the word derives forms and stems from. */
    dic: Dic, 
    /** The word itself. */
    word: string, 
    /** The capitalization type of the word. */
    type: CapType, 
    /** The position of the word in a compound, if any. */
    pos?: CompoundPos | undefined);
    /**
     * Reuses this instance's metadata on a new word.
     *
     * @param word - The new word string to use.
     */
    to(word: string, captype?: CapType): LKWord;
    /**
     * Reuses this instance, but changes the compound position.
     *
     * @param pos - The new compound position.
     */
    shift(pos: CompoundPos): LKWord;
    /**
     * Returns a new {@link LKWord} from a section of this word.
     *
     * @param from - The starting index of the section. Can be negative.
     * @param to - The ending index of the section.
     */
    slice(from?: number, to?: number): LKWord;
    /**
     * Executes an ordinary text replacement operation on this word and
     * returns a new instance from the result.
     *
     * @param pat - The object that will search for matches in the word.
     * @param repl - The replacement string for the found match.
     */
    replace(pat: {
        [Symbol.replace](s: string, r: string): string;
    }, repl?: string): LKWord;
    /**
     * Executes an ordinary text replacement operation on this word and
     * returns a new instance from the result. Replaces all matches, rather
     * than just the first one found.
     *
     * @param pat - The global `RegExp` or string to match with.
     * @param repl - The replacement string for the found match.
     */
    replaceAll(pat: string | RegExp, repl?: string): LKWord;
    /**
     * Adds (concatenates) a string (or another {@link LKWord}) to this word
     * and returns a new instance from the result.
     *
     * @param str - The string or {@link LKWord} to add.
     */
    add(str: string | LKWord): LKWord;
    /**
     * Gets the character at the specified index. Accepts negative numbers.
     *
     * @param n - The index of the desired character. Can be negative.
     */
    at(n: number): string;
    /** The length of the word. */
    get length(): number;
    [Symbol.toStringTag](): string;
    [Symbol.iterator](): Generator<string, void, undefined>;
    [Symbol.toPrimitive](): string;
}