Method stringFor

src/main/java/gate/Utils.java:150–159

Return the document text as a String corresponding to the annotation. @param doc the document from which to extract the document text @param ann the annotation for which to return the text. @return a String representing the text content spanned by the annotation.

(
          Document doc, SimpleAnnotation ann)

   * @return a String representing the text content spanned by the annotation.
   */
  public static String stringFor(
          Document doc, SimpleAnnotation ann) {
    try {
      return doc.getContent().getContent(
              ann.getStartNode().getOffset(),
              ann.getEndNode().getOffset()).toString();
    } catch(gate.util.InvalidOffsetException ex) {
      throw new GateRuntimeException(ex.getMessage(),ex);
    }
  }

  
  /**