Method getAnnotationsAtOffset

src/main/java/gate/Utils.java:325–339

Return a the subset of annotations from the given annotation set that start exactly at the given offset. @param annotationSet the set of annotations from which to select @param atOffset the offset where the annoation to be returned should start @return an annotation set containing all the annotatio

(
          AnnotationSet annotationSet, Long atOffset)

   * set that start at the given offset
   */
  public static AnnotationSet getAnnotationsAtOffset(
          AnnotationSet annotationSet, Long atOffset) {
    // this returns all annotations that start at this atOffset OR AFTER!
    AnnotationSet tmp = annotationSet.get(atOffset);
    // so lets filter ...
    List<Annotation> ret = new ArrayList<Annotation>();
    Iterator<Annotation> it = tmp.iterator();
    while(it.hasNext()) {
      Annotation ann = it.next();
      if(ann.getStartNode().getOffset().equals(atOffset)) {
        ret.add(ann);
      }
    }
    return Factory.createImmutableAnnotationSet(annotationSet.getDocument(), ret);
  }

  public static AnnotationSet getAnnotationsEndingAtOffset(AnnotationSet annotationSet, Long endOffset) {
    List<Annotation> endsAt = new ArrayList<Annotation>();