Method getCovering

src/main/java/gate/AnnotationSet.java:209–209

Select annotations of the given type that completely span the range. Formally, for any annotation a, a will be included in the return set if: a.getStartNode().getOffset() <= startOffset and a.getEndNode().getOffset() >= endOffset @param neededType Type of

(String neededType, Long startOffset, Long endOffset)

   *         immutable.
   */
  public AnnotationSet getCovering(String neededType, Long startOffset, Long endOffset);

  /**
   * Select annotations by offset. This returns the set of annotations