java.text

Class Annotation

java.lang.Object

java.text.Annotation

public class Annotation
extends Object

Wrapper for a text attribute value which represents an annotation. An annotation has two special aspects:

1. it is connected to a range of main text; if this range or the main text is changed then the annotation becomes invalid,
2. it can not be joined with adjacent annotations even if the text attribute value is the same.

By wrapping text attribute values into an Annotation, these aspects will be taken into account when handling annotation text and the corresponding main text.

Note: There is no semantic connection between this annotation class and the java.lang.annotation package.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Annotation(Object attribute) Constructs a new Annotation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getValue() Returns the value of this annotation.
String	toString() Returns this annotation in string representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Annotation

public Annotation(Object attribute)

Constructs a new Annotation.

Parameters:

attribute - the attribute attached to this annotation. This may be null.

Method Detail

getValue

public Object getValue()

Returns the value of this annotation. The value may be null.

Returns:

the value of this annotation or null.

toString

public String toString()

Returns this annotation in string representation.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string representation of this annotation.