Package org.apache.uima.fit.factory

Class AnnotationFactory

java.lang.Object

org.apache.uima.fit.factory.AnnotationFactory

public final class AnnotationFactory
extends Object

Convenience methods to create annotations

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T extends org.apache.uima.jcas.tcas.Annotation> T	createAnnotation(org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas jCas, int begin, int end, Class<T> cls)	Provides a convenient way to create an annotation and addToIndexes in a single line.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

createAnnotation

public static <T extends org.apache.uima.jcas.tcas.Annotation>
T createAnnotation(org.apache.uima.jcas.JCas jCas,
 int begin,
 int end,
 Class<T> cls)

Provides a convenient way to create an annotation and addToIndexes in a single line.

Type Parameters:

T - the annotation type

Parameters:

jCas - the JCas to create the annotation in

begin - the begin offset

end - the end offset

cls - the annotation class as generated by JCasGen

Returns:

the new annotation