gate.annotation

Class DefaultAnnotationFactory

java.lang.Object

gate.annotation.DefaultAnnotationFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

AnnotationFactory

public class DefaultAnnotationFactory
extends Object
implements AnnotationFactory

The default Annotation factory that creates instances of AnnotationImpl. If you wish to create an alternative Annotation class, you must create your own Annotation factory that creates annotations of this type, and register it.

Author:

Ken Williams

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultAnnotationFactory() Creates a new DefaultAnnotationFactory.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Annotation	createAnnotationInSet(AnnotationSet set, Integer id, Node start, Node end, String type, FeatureMap features) Adds a new AnnotationImpl to the given set.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultAnnotationFactory

public DefaultAnnotationFactory()

Creates a new DefaultAnnotationFactory.

Method Detail

createAnnotationInSet

public Annotation createAnnotationInSet(AnnotationSet set,
                               Integer id,
                               Node start,
                               Node end,
                               String type,
                               FeatureMap features)

Description copied from interface: AnnotationFactory

Adds a new AnnotationImpl to the given set.

Specified by:

createAnnotationInSet in interface AnnotationFactory

Parameters:

set - the set to which the new annotation will be added

id - the ID to use for the new annotation

start - the starting node for the new annotation

end - the ending node for the new annotation

type - the type of the new annotation

features - the features for the new annotation