org.apache.uima.analysis_engine
Interface TypeOrFeature

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<TypeOrFeature>, MetaDataObject, Serializable, XMLizable

public interface TypeOrFeature
extends MetaDataObject, Comparable<TypeOrFeature>

A reference to a Type or Feature in the Analysis Engine's TypeSystem. This interface is used by Capability to declare which Types and Features the Analysis Engine inputs and outputs, and it is also used by ResultSpecification to declare the outputs that are desired by the application.

Method Summary

String	getName() Gets the fully-qualified Type or Feature name.
boolean	isAllAnnotatorFeatures() For Type references, this method determines whether this reference should be considered to also refer to all features of the Type that are known to the annotator.
boolean	isType() Gets whether this object refers to a Type or to a Feature.
void	setAllAnnotatorFeatures(boolean aAllAnnotatorFeatures) For Type references, sets whether this reference should be considered to also refer to all features of the Type that are known to the annotator.
void	setName(String aName) Sets the fully-qualified Type or Feature name.
void	setType(boolean aType) Sets whether this object refers to a Type or to a Feature.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.MetaDataObject

clone, equals, getAttributeValue, getSourceUrl, getSourceUrlString, isModifiable, listAttributes, setAttributeValue, setSourceUrl

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.util.XMLizable

buildFromXMLElement, buildFromXMLElement, toXML, toXML, toXML, toXML

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

isType

boolean isType()

Gets whether this object refers to a Type or to a Feature.

Returns:

true if Type, false if Feature

setType

void setType(boolean aType)

Sets whether this object refers to a Type or to a Feature.

Parameters:

aType - true if Type, false if Feature

getName

String getName()

Gets the fully-qualified Type or Feature name.

Returns:

the fully-qualified name

setName

void setName(String aName)

Sets the fully-qualified Type or Feature name.

Parameters:

aName - the fully-qualified name

isAllAnnotatorFeatures

boolean isAllAnnotatorFeatures()

For Type references, this method determines whether this reference should be considered to also refer to all features of the Type that are known to the annotator. This field is not used for Feature references.

Returns:

true if this is a reference to all features, false if it is only a reference to the type

setAllAnnotatorFeatures

void setAllAnnotatorFeatures(boolean aAllAnnotatorFeatures)

For Type references, sets whether this reference should be considered to also refer to all features of the Type that are known to the annotator. This field is not used for Feature references.

Parameters:

aAllAnnotatorFeatures - true if this is a reference to all features, false if it is only a reference to the type