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| |
| package org.apache.uima.cas.text; |
| |
| import org.apache.uima.cas.AnnotationBaseFS; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface for Annotation Feature Structures. |
| * |
| * |
| */ |
| public interface AnnotationFS extends AnnotationBaseFS { |
| |
| /** |
| * Get the start position of the annotation as character offset into the text. The smallest |
| * possible start position is <code>0</code>, the offset of the first character in the text. |
| * |
| * @return The start position. |
| */ |
| int getBegin(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get the end position of the annotation as character offset into the text. The end position |
| * points at the first character after the annotation, such that |
| * <code>(getEnd()-getBegin()) == getCoveredText().length()</code>. |
| * |
| * @return The end position. |
| */ |
| int getEnd(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Get the text covered by an annotation as a string. If <code>docText</code> is your document |
| * text and <code>annot</code> an annotation, then <code> |
| * annot.getCoveredText().equals(docText.substring(annot.getBegin(), |
| * annot.getEnd()))</code>. |
| * |
| * @return String |
| */ |
| String getCoveredText(); |
| |
| } |