org.apache.uima.util
Class CasToInlineXml

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.uima.util.CasToInlineXml

public class CasToInlineXml
extends Object

Generates an inline XML representation of a CAS. Annotation types are represented as XML tags, features are represented as attributes. Note that features whose values are FeatureStructures are not represented.

Constructor Summary

CasToInlineXml()

Method Summary

void	destroy() This destroy method does nothing.
String	format(CAS aCAS) Formats a CAS as a String.
String	format(CAS aCAS, FSMatchConstraint aFilter) Formats a CAS as a String.
String	generateXML(CAS aCAS) Generates inline XML from a CAS.
String	generateXML(CAS aCAS, FSMatchConstraint aFilter) Generates inline XML from a CAS.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

CasToInlineXml

public CasToInlineXml()

Method Detail

destroy

public void destroy()

This destroy method does nothing.

See Also:

Resource.destroy()

format

public String format(CAS aCAS)
              throws CASException

Formats a CAS as a String.

Throws:

CASException

format

public String format(CAS aCAS,
                     FSMatchConstraint aFilter)
              throws CASException

Formats a CAS as a String. Only FeatureStructures matching the given filter will be output.

Throws:

CASException

generateXML

public String generateXML(CAS aCAS)
                   throws CASException

Generates inline XML from a CAS.

Parameters:

aCAS - CAS to generate from

Throws:

CASException

generateXML

public String generateXML(CAS aCAS,
                          FSMatchConstraint aFilter)
                   throws CASException

Generates inline XML from a CAS.

Parameters:

aCAS - CAS to generate from

aFilter - constraint that determines which annotations are included in the output. If null (or ommitted), all annotations are included.

Throws:

CASException