gate.annotation
Interface AnnotationFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultAnnotationFactory

public interface AnnotationFactory

Factory used to create annotations in an annotation set.

Author:

Ken Williams

Method Summary

Annotation

createAnnotationInSet(AnnotationSet set, Integer id, Node start, Node end, String type, FeatureMap features) Adds a new AnnotationImpl to the given set.

Method Detail

createAnnotationInSet

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

Adds a new AnnotationImpl to the given set.

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