org.apache.uima.annotator.regex
Interface Concept

All Known Implementing Classes:

Concept_impl

public interface Concept

Method Summary

void	addAnnotation(Annotation aAnnot) Adds the given annotation to this concept.
void	addRule(Rule aRule) Adds the given rule to this concept
Annotation[]	getAnnotations() Gets an array of annotations for this rule.
String	getName() Get the concept name.
Rule[]	getRules() Gets an array of rules for this concept
boolean	processAllConceptRules() Checks the rule processing for this concept.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Get the concept name.

Returns:

returns the concept name.

getAnnotations

Annotation[] getAnnotations()

Gets an array of annotations for this rule.

Returns:

returns an array of annotations for this concept.

addAnnotation

void addAnnotation(Annotation aAnnot)

Adds the given annotation to this concept.

Parameters:

aAnnot - The annotation to be added.

getRules

Rule[] getRules()

Gets an array of rules for this concept

Returns:

returns an array of rules for this concept.

addRule

void addRule(Rule aRule)

Adds the given rule to this concept

Parameters:

aRule - The rule to be added.

processAllConceptRules

boolean processAllConceptRules()

Checks the rule processing for this concept.

Returns:

Returns true if all rules for this concept should be process. Returns false if the rule processing should be stopped after the first match was found.