Package org.apache.uima.cas.impl
Class DefaultFSAnnotationComparator
java.lang.Object
org.apache.uima.cas.impl.DefaultFSAnnotationComparator
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FSComparator
Default implementation to compare two annotations.
- Version:
- $Revision: 1.1 $
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionint
compare
(FeatureStructure fs1, FeatureStructure fs2) Compare two annotations.
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Constructor Details
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DefaultFSAnnotationComparator
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Method Details
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compare
Compare two annotations. First compare by start position, where smaller start position means smaller annotation. If start positions are equal, compare by end position, where larger end position is smaller. Finally, compare by type code, arbitrarily. Does not compare feature values.- Specified by:
compare
in interfaceFSComparator
- Parameters:
fs1
- FS1.fs2
- FS2.- Returns:
-1
, if FS1 is "smaller" than FS2;1
, if FS2 is smaller than FS1; and0
, if FS1 equals FS2.
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