org.apache.uima.annotator.regex.impl
Class Annotation_impl

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.uima.annotator.regex.impl.Annotation_impl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Annotation

public class Annotation_impl
extends Object
implements Annotation

Implementation of an RegEx Annotation definition

Constructor Summary

Annotation_impl(String annotId, String annotType, Position begin, Position end, String validationClass)

Method Summary

void	addFeature(Feature aFeature) Adds the given feature to this annotation.
org.apache.uima.cas.Type	getAnnotationType() Get the annotation type of this annotation.
Position	getBegin() Get the annotation begin position of this annotation.
Position	getEnd() Get the annotation end position of this annotation.
Feature[]	getFeatures() Returns the feature array for this annotation
String	getId() Get the annotation identifier.
boolean	hasValidator() Returns true if for the current annotation an validator is available.
void	initialize() initialize the Regex Annotation object with all the annotation features
String	toString()
void	typeInit(org.apache.uima.cas.TypeSystem ts)
boolean	validate(String coveredText, String ruleID) Validate the covered Text of the annotation and checks if the annotation is valid or not.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Annotation_impl

public Annotation_impl(String annotId,
                       String annotType,
                       Position begin,
                       Position end,
                       String validationClass)

Parameters:

annotId -

annotType -

begin -

end -

Method Detail

getAnnotationType

public org.apache.uima.cas.Type getAnnotationType()

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Get the annotation type of this annotation.

Specified by:

getAnnotationType in interface Annotation

Returns:

returns the annotation type of this annotation

getBegin

public Position getBegin()

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Get the annotation begin position of this annotation.

Specified by:

getBegin in interface Annotation

Returns:

returns the annotation begin position.

getEnd

public Position getEnd()

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Get the annotation end position of this annotation.

Specified by:

getEnd in interface Annotation

Returns:

returns the annotation end position.

getId

public String getId()

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Get the annotation identifier.

Specified by:

getId in interface Annotation

Returns:

returns the annotation identifier

addFeature

public void addFeature(Feature aFeature)

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Adds the given feature to this annotation.

Specified by:

addFeature in interface Annotation

Parameters:

aFeature - The feature to be added.

getFeatures

public Feature[] getFeatures()

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Returns the feature array for this annotation

Specified by:

getFeatures in interface Annotation

Returns:

returns the feature array for this annotation

validate

public boolean validate(String coveredText,
                        String ruleID)
                 throws Exception

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Validate the covered Text of the annotation and checks if the annotation is valid or not.

Specified by:

validate in interface Annotation

Parameters:

coveredText - covered text of the annotation that should be created

ruleID - ruleID (if specified) of the rule that created the match

Returns:

true if the annotation is valid or if not validation was specified. If the annotation is invalid, false is returned.

Throws:

Exception

hasValidator

public boolean hasValidator()

Description copied from interface: Annotation

Returns true if for the current annotation an validator is available.

Specified by:

hasValidator in interface Annotation

Returns:

Returns true if an validator is available.

typeInit

public void typeInit(org.apache.uima.cas.TypeSystem ts)
              throws org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceInitializationException

Parameters:

ts -

Throws:

org.apache.uima.resource.ResourceInitializationException

initialize

public void initialize()
                throws RegexAnnotatorConfigException

initialize the Regex Annotation object with all the annotation features

Throws:

RegexAnnotatorConfigException

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object