org.apache.uima.cas
Interface Marker

public interface Marker

An object obtained from the CAS that is used to query when FSs were created or modified with respect to the marker.

Method Summary

boolean	isModified(FeatureStructure fs) represented by this Markere is modified.
boolean	isNew(FeatureStructure fs)
boolean	isValid() A Marker becomes invalid when the CAS from which it was obtained is reset.

Method Detail

isNew

boolean isNew(FeatureStructure fs)

Parameters:

fs -

Returns:

true if a FeatureStructure was created after the mark represented by this Marker object.

isModified

boolean isModified(FeatureStructure fs)

represented by this Markere is modified.

Parameters:

fs -

Returns:

true if a FeatureStructure that existed prior to the mark

isValid

boolean isValid()

A Marker becomes invalid when the CAS from which it was obtained is reset.

Returns:

true if the Marker is still valid.