edu.jhu.hlt.concrete.spans

Class TextSpanFactory

java.lang.Object

edu.jhu.hlt.concrete.spans.TextSpanFactory

public class TextSpanFactory
extends Object

Utilities for working with Concrete TextSpan objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static edu.jhu.hlt.concrete.TextSpan	withOffset(int begin, int end, int offset) Create a TextSpan object with an offset applied to both the beginning and end position.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

withOffset

public static edu.jhu.hlt.concrete.TextSpan withOffset(int begin,
                                                       int end,
                                                       int offset)

Create a TextSpan object with an offset applied to both the beginning and end position.

Parameters:

begin - inclusive start of the textspan

end - exclusive end of the textspan

offset - positive int to displace both begin and end

Returns:

a TextSpan with an offset begin and ending

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the offset is negative