org.apache.ctakes.utils.xcas_comparison

Class XcasAnnotation

java.lang.Object

org.apache.ctakes.utils.xcas_comparison.XcasAnnotation

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Comparable<XcasAnnotation>

public class XcasAnnotation
extends Object
implements Cloneable, Comparable<XcasAnnotation>

An XcasAnnotation object represents an element under the CAS tag in an XCAS file. It provides members and methods to store and access its type, attributes,and references.

Note: this class has a natural ordering that is inconsistent with equals. It is strongly recommended that the use of compareTo(XcasAnnotation) be strictly limited to the purpose of an orderly display of multiple objects.

Author:

Mayo Clinic

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Hashtable<String,String>	attributes
protected Hashtable<String,org.apache.ctakes.utils.xcas_comparison.XcasAnnotation.MyVector>	references
protected Hashtable<String,Vector<Integer>>	refIntArrays
protected String	type

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
XcasAnnotation() Default constructor.
XcasAnnotation(String t) Constructs an object with the specified type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	allFieldsValues() Returns a string representation of all the attributes and references.
Object	clone() Recursive, deep copy of this object, including attributes and references.
int	compareTo(XcasAnnotation o) Determines the order of this and the specified XcasAnnotation.
String	description() Returns a String representation of this object, including its type, and all attributes and references.
boolean	equals(Object obj) Determines whether the specified object equals to this one.
String	getAttribute(String name) Returns the value of the specified attribute.
Vector<XcasAnnotation>	getReference(String name) Returns the referenced XcasAnnotations of the specified attribute.
String	getType()
void	insertAttribute(String k, String v) Inserts an (attribute, value) pair to this XcasAnnotation.
void	insertIntReference(String k, int[] a)
void	insertReference(String k, XcasAnnotation a)
void	setType(String t) Sets the type name of this annotation.
XcasAnnotation	shallowCopy() Clones this object, its attributes, and reference keys.
String	shortType() Returns a short description of this XcasAnnotation's type, specifically, the last segment as separated by dots.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

type

protected String type

attributes

protected Hashtable<String,String> attributes

references

protected Hashtable<String,org.apache.ctakes.utils.xcas_comparison.XcasAnnotation.MyVector> references

refIntArrays

protected Hashtable<String,Vector<Integer>> refIntArrays

Constructor Detail

XcasAnnotation

public XcasAnnotation()

Default constructor. Its type is initialized to empty.

XcasAnnotation

public XcasAnnotation(String t)

Constructs an object with the specified type.

Parameters:

t - Type of the XcasAnnotation object to be created.

Method Detail

setType

public void setType(String t)

Sets the type name of this annotation.

Parameters:

t - Type to be set.

insertAttribute

public void insertAttribute(String k,
                            String v)

Inserts an (attribute, value) pair to this XcasAnnotation.

Parameters:

k - Name of the attribute.

v - Value of the attribute.

insertReference

public void insertReference(String k,
                            XcasAnnotation a)

insertIntReference

public void insertIntReference(String k,
                               int[] a)

getAttribute

public String getAttribute(String name)

Returns the value of the specified attribute.

Parameters:

name - Name of the attribute.

Returns:

Value of the specified attribute.

getReference

public Vector<XcasAnnotation> getReference(String name)

Returns the referenced XcasAnnotations of the specified attribute.

Parameters:

name - Name of an attribute that references to other XcasAnnotation.

Returns:

A HashSet of referenced objects.

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Determines whether the specified object equals to this one. Specifically, an XcasAnnotation a equals to another one o if and only if o is also an XcasAnnotation object and a.type.equals(o.type) && a.attributes.equals(o.attributes) && a.references.equals(o.references).

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - An object to compare with this one.

Returns:

true if the specified object equals this one, false otherwise.

getType

public String getType()

shortType

public String shortType()

Returns a short description of this XcasAnnotation's type, specifically, the last segment as separated by dots.

Returns:

A short type name.

allFieldsValues

public String allFieldsValues()

Returns a string representation of all the attributes and references. Some long values are shortened to ellipses.

Returns:

A string containing all attributes, references and their values.

description

public String description()

Returns a String representation of this object, including its type, and all attributes and references. Named such so as not to override the default much shorter String representation

Returns:

A string containing the type and all attributes, references information.

clone

public Object clone()

Recursive, deep copy of this object, including attributes and references.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

shallowCopy

public final XcasAnnotation shallowCopy()

Clones this object, its attributes, and reference keys.

Returns:

A shallow copy of this object.

compareTo

public int compareTo(XcasAnnotation o)

Determines the order of this and the specified XcasAnnotation. Note: It is strongly recommended that the use of this method be strictly limited to the purpose of an orderly display of multiple objects. To determine the equality of two objects, use equals(Object).

Specified by:

compareTo in interface Comparable<XcasAnnotation>

See Also:

equals(Object)