org.apache.uima.cas.text
Interface AnnotationTreeNode<T extends AnnotationFS>

public interface AnnotationTreeNode<T extends AnnotationFS>

Represents a node in an annotation tree.

Method Summary

T	get() Return the annotation for this node.
AnnotationTreeNode<T>	getChild(int i) Get the i-th child of this node.
int	getChildCount() Get the number of children this node has.
ArrayList<AnnotationTreeNode<T>>	getChildren() Get all children of this node as an ArrayList.
AnnotationTreeNode<T>	getNextSibling() Get the next sibling (to the right) of this node.
AnnotationTreeNode<T>	getParent() Get the parent of this node.
AnnotationTreeNode<T>	getPreviousSibling() Get the previous sibling (to the left) of this node.

Method Detail

getParent

AnnotationTreeNode<T> getParent()

Get the parent of this node.

Returns:

The parent of this node, or null if this node has no parent (root).

getChildCount

int getChildCount()

Get the number of children this node has.

Returns:

The number of children.

getChild

AnnotationTreeNode<T> getChild(int i)
                                                    throws CASRuntimeException

Get the i-th child of this node.

Parameters:

i - The index of the child.

Returns:

The i-th child.

Throws:

CASRuntimeException - If i < 0 or i >= getChildCount().

getNextSibling

AnnotationTreeNode<T> getNextSibling()

Get the next sibling (to the right) of this node.

Returns:

The right sibling of this node, or null if no such sibling exists.

getPreviousSibling

AnnotationTreeNode<T> getPreviousSibling()

Get the previous sibling (to the left) of this node.

Returns:

The left sibling of this node, or null if no such sibling exists.

getChildren

ArrayList<AnnotationTreeNode<T>> getChildren()

Get all children of this node as an ArrayList.

Returns:

An ArrayList of the children.

get

T get()

Return the annotation for this node.

Returns:

The annotation for this node.