org.apache.uima.jcas

## Interface JCas

- All Superinterfaces:
    AbstractCas

      public interface JCas
      extends AbstractCas

  Java Cover Classes based Object-oriented CAS (Common Analysis System) API.

  A `JCas` object provides the starting point for working with the CAS using Java Cover Classes for each type, generated by the utility JCasGen.

  This interface extends the CAS Interface, providing all the same functionality, plus some specific to the JCas.

  It supports the creation of new instances of CAS types, using the normal Java "new" operator.

  You can create a `JCas` object from a CAS object by calling the getJCas() method on the CAS object.

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static int` | `INVALID_FEATURE_CODE` (internal use)

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addFsToIndexes(FeatureStructure fs)` Add a feature structure to all appropriate indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.
    `void` | `checkArrayBounds(int fsRef, int pos)`
    `FeaturePath` | `createFeaturePath()` Create a feature path.
    `FeatureValuePath` | `createFeatureValuePath(String featureValuePath)` Create a feature-value path from a string.
    `<T extends FeatureStructure> FSIterator<T>` | `createFilteredIterator(FSIterator<T> it, FSMatchConstraint cons)` Create an iterator over structures satisfying a given constraint.
    `SofaFS` | `createSofa(SofaID sofaID, String mimeType)` Deprecated. As of v2.0, use `createView(String)` instead.
    `JCas` | `createView(String sofaID)` Create a view and its underlying Sofa (subject of analysis).
    `<T extends FeatureStructure> ListIterator<T>` | `fs2listIterator(FSIterator<T> it)` Wrap a standard Java `ListIterator` around an FSListIterator.
    `<T extends TOP> FSIterator<T>` | `getAllIndexedFS(Class<T> clazz)` Gets an iterator over all indexed FeatureStructures of the specified Type (and any of its subtypes).
    `AnnotationIndex<Annotation>` | `getAnnotationIndex()` Get the standard annotation index.
    `<T extends Annotation> AnnotationIndex<T>` | `getAnnotationIndex(Class<T> clazz)` Get the standard annotation index restricted to a specific annotation type.
    `<T extends Annotation> AnnotationIndex<T>` | `getAnnotationIndex(int type)` Get the standard annotation index restricted to a specific annotation type.
    `<T extends Annotation> AnnotationIndex<T>` | `getAnnotationIndex(Type type)` Get the standard annotation index restricted to a specific annotation type.
    `CAS` | `getCas()`
    `org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASImpl` | `getCasImpl()`
    `Type` | `getCasType(int i)` Given Foo.type, return the corresponding CAS Type object.
    `ConstraintFactory` | `getConstraintFactory()` Get a constraint factory.
    `TOP` | `getDocumentAnnotationFs()` Gets the document annotation.
    `String` | `getDocumentLanguage()` Gets the language code for this document from the language feature of the special instance of the DocumentationAnnotation associated with this CAS.
    `String` | `getDocumentText()` Get the document text.
    `FSArray` | `getFSArray0L()` A constant for each cas which holds a 0-length instance.
    `FSIndexRepository` | `getFSIndexRepository()`
    `<T extends TOP> FSIndex<T>` | `getIndex(String label, Class<T> clazz)` Retrieve an index according to a label and a type specified using a JCas class.
    `FSIndexRepository` | `getIndexRepository()` Get the index repository.
    `IntegerArray` | `getIntegerArray0L()` A constant for each cas which holds a 0-length instance.
    `JCas` | `getJCas(Sofa sofa)` Create a JCas view for a Sofa.
    `<T extends TOP> T` | `getJfsFromCaddr(int casAddr)`
    `JFSIndexRepository` | `getJFSIndexRepository()` Gets the JCas-based interface to the Index Repository.
    `org.apache.uima.cas.impl.LowLevelCAS` | `getLowLevelCas()`
    `org.apache.uima.cas.impl.LowLevelIndexRepository` | `getLowLevelIndexRepository()`
    `Feature` | `getRequiredFeature(Type t, String s)`
    `Feature` | `getRequiredFeatureDE(Type t, String s, String rangeName, boolean featOkTst)`
    `Type` | `getRequiredType(String s)`
    `Sofa` | `getSofa()` Get the Sofa feature structure associated with this JCas view.
    `Sofa` | `getSofa(SofaID sofaID)` Deprecated. As of v2.0, use {#getView(String)}. From the view you can access the Sofa data, or call `getSofa()` if you truly need to access the SofaFS object.
    `FeatureStructure` | `getSofaDataArray()` Get the Sofa data array.
    `InputStream` | `getSofaDataStream()` Get the Sofa data as a byte stream.
    `String` | `getSofaDataString()` Get the Sofa Data String (a.k.a.
    `String` | `getSofaDataURI()` Get the Sofa data array.
    `FSIterator<SofaFS>` | `getSofaIterator()` Get iterator for all SofaFS in the CAS.
    `String` | `getSofaMimeType()` Get the mime type of the Sofa data being analyzed.
    `StringArray` | `getStringArray0L()` A constant for each cas which holds a 0-length instance.
    `TOP_Type` | `getType(int i)` get the JCas _Type instance for a particular CAS type constant
    `TOP_Type` | `getType(TOP instance)` Deprecated. use instance.jcasType instead - faster
    `TypeSystem` | `getTypeSystem()` Return the type system of this CAS instance.
    `JCas` | `getView(SofaFS aSofa)` Get the view for a Sofa (subject of analysis).
    `JCas` | `getView(String localViewName)` Get the view for a Sofa (subject of analysis).
    `Iterator<JCas>` | `getViewIterator()` Get iterator over all views in this JCas.
    `Iterator<JCas>` | `getViewIterator(String localViewNamePrefix)` Get iterator over all views with the given name prefix.
    `String` | `getViewName()` Get the view name.
    `void` | `processInit()` Deprecated. not required, does nothing
    `AutoCloseable` | `protectIndexes()` Call this method to set up a region, ended by a close() call on the returned object, You can use this or the `protectIndexes(Runnable)` method to protected the indexes.
    `void` | `protectIndexes(Runnable runnable)` Runs the code in the runnable inside a protection block, where any modifications to features done while in this block will be done in a way to protect any indexes which otherwise might become corrupted by the update action; the protection is achieved by temporarily removing the FS (if it is in the indexes), before the update happens.
    `void` | `putJfsFromCaddr(int casAddr, FeatureStructure fs)`
    `void` | `removeAllExcludingSubtypes(int i)` Remove all feature structures of a given type (excluding subtypes) from all indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.
    `void` | `removeAllIncludingSubtypes(int i)` Remove all feature structures of a given type (including subtypes) from all indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.
    `void` | `removeFsFromIndexes(FeatureStructure fs)` Remove a feature structure from all indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.
    `void` | `reset()` Reset the CAS, emptying it of all content.
    `void` | `setDocumentLanguage(String languageCode)` Sets the language for this document.
    `void` | `setDocumentText(String text)` Set the document text.
    `void` | `setSofaDataArray(FeatureStructure array, String mime)` Set the Sofa data as an ArrayFS.
    `void` | `setSofaDataString(String text, String mimetype)` Set the document text.
    `void` | `setSofaDataURI(String uri, String mime)` Set the Sofa data as a URI.
    `int` | `size()` Estimate the memory consumption of this CAS instance (in bytes).
    `void` | `throwFeatMissing(String feat, String type)`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.uima.cas.AbstractCas

      `release`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### INVALID_FEATURE_CODE

          static final int INVALID_FEATURE_CODE

      (internal use)
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getFSIndexRepository

          FSIndexRepository getFSIndexRepository()

      Returns:
        the FSIndexRepository object for this Cas

    - #### getLowLevelIndexRepository

          org.apache.uima.cas.impl.LowLevelIndexRepository getLowLevelIndexRepository()

    - #### getCas

          CAS getCas()

      Returns:
        the CAS object for this JCas instantiation

    - #### getCasImpl

          org.apache.uima.cas.impl.CASImpl getCasImpl()

    - #### getLowLevelCas

          org.apache.uima.cas.impl.LowLevelCAS getLowLevelCas()

    - #### getType

          TOP_Type getType(int i)

      get the JCas _Type instance for a particular CAS type constant
      Parameters:
        `i` - the CAS type constant, written as Foo.type
      Returns:
        the instance of the JCas xxx_Type object for the specified type

    - #### getCasType

          Type getCasType(int i)

      Given Foo.type, return the corresponding CAS Type object. This is useful in the methods which require a CAS Type, for instance iterator creation.
      Parameters:
        `i` - - index returned by Foo.type
      Returns:
        the CAS Java Type object for this CAS Type.

    - #### getType

          @Deprecated
          TOP_Type getType(TOP instance)

      Deprecated. use instance.jcasType instead - faster
      get the JCas x_Type instance for a particular Java instance of a type
      Parameters:
        `instance` - instance
      Returns:
        the associated xxx_Type instance

    - #### getRequiredType

          Type getRequiredType(String s)
                        throws CASException

      Throws:
        `CASException`

    - #### getRequiredFeature

          Feature getRequiredFeature(Type t,
                                     String s)
                              throws CASException

      Throws:
        `CASException`

    - #### getRequiredFeatureDE

          Feature getRequiredFeatureDE(Type t,
                                       String s,
                                       String rangeName,
                                       boolean featOkTst)

    - #### putJfsFromCaddr

          void putJfsFromCaddr(int casAddr,
                               FeatureStructure fs)

    - #### getJfsFromCaddr

          <T extends TOP> T getJfsFromCaddr(int casAddr)

    - #### checkArrayBounds

          void checkArrayBounds(int fsRef,
                                int pos)

    - #### throwFeatMissing

          void throwFeatMissing(String feat,
                                String type)

    - #### getSofa

          @Deprecated
          Sofa getSofa(SofaID sofaID)

      Deprecated. As of v2.0, use {#getView(String)}. From the view you can access the Sofa data, or call `getSofa()` if you truly need to access the SofaFS object.
      Parameters:
        `sofaID` - -
      Returns:
        the Sofa

    - #### getSofa

          Sofa getSofa()

      Get the Sofa feature structure associated with this JCas view.
      Returns:
        The SofaFS associated with this JCas view.

    - #### createView

          JCas createView(String sofaID)
                   throws CASException

      Create a view and its underlying Sofa (subject of analysis). The view provides access to the Sofa data and the index repository that contains metadata (annotations and other feature structures) pertaining to that Sofa.

      This method creates the underlying Sofa feature structure, but does not set the Sofa data. Setting ths Sofa data must be done by calling `setSofaDataArray(FeatureStructure, String)`, `setSofaDataString(String, String)` or `setSofaDataURI(String, String)` on the JCas view returned by this method.

      Parameters:
        `sofaID` - the local view name, before any sofa name mapping is done, for this view (note: this is the same as the associated Sofa name).
      Returns:
        The view corresponding to this local name.
      Throws:
        `CASException` - - if a View with this name already exists in this CAS

    - #### getJCas

          JCas getJCas(Sofa sofa)
                throws CASException

      Create a JCas view for a Sofa.
      Parameters:
        `sofa` - a Sofa feature structure in this CAS.
      Returns:
        The JCas view for the given Sofa.
      Throws:
        `CASException` - -

    - #### getJFSIndexRepository

          JFSIndexRepository getJFSIndexRepository()

      Gets the JCas-based interface to the Index Repository. Provides the same functionality as `getFSIndexRepository()` except that the methods that take a "type" argument take type arguments obtainable easily from the JCas type.
      Returns:
        the JCas-based interface to the index repository

    - #### getDocumentAnnotationFs

          TOP getDocumentAnnotationFs()

      Gets the document annotation. The object returned from this method can be typecast to org.apache.uima.jcas.tcas.DocumentAnnotation

      The reason that the return type of this method is not DocumentAnnotation is because of problems that arise when using the UIMA Extension ClassLoader to load annotator classes. The DocumentAnnotation type may be defined in the UIMA extension ClassLoader, differently than in the framework ClassLoader.

      Returns:
        The one instance of the DocumentAnnotation annotation.
      See Also:
        `CAS.getDocumentAnnotation()`

    - #### getStringArray0L

          StringArray getStringArray0L()

      A constant for each cas which holds a 0-length instance. Since this can be a common value, we avoid creating multiple copies of it. All uses can use the same value because it is not updatable (it has no subfields). This is initialized lazily on first reference, and reset when the CAS is reset.
      Returns:
        0-length instance of a StringArray

    - #### getIntegerArray0L

          IntegerArray getIntegerArray0L()

      A constant for each cas which holds a 0-length instance. Since this can be a common value, we avoid creating multiple copies of it. All uses can use the same value because it is not updatable (it has no subfields). This is initialized lazily on first reference, and reset when the CAS is reset.
      Returns:
        0-length instance of an IntegerArray

    - #### getFSArray0L

          FSArray getFSArray0L()

      A constant for each cas which holds a 0-length instance. Since this can be a common value, we avoid creating multiple copies of it. All uses can use the same value because it is not updatable (it has no subfields). This is initialized lazily on first reference, and reset when the CAS is reset.
      Returns:
        0-length instance of a FloatArray public abstract FloatArray getFloatArray0L(); /** A constant for each cas which holds a 0-length instance. Since this can be a common value, we avoid creating multiple copies of it. All uses can use the same value because it is not updatable (it has no subfields). This is initialized lazily on first reference, and reset when the CAS is reset.

    - #### processInit

          @Deprecated
          void processInit()

      Deprecated. not required, does nothing
      initialize the JCas for new Cas content. Not used, does nothing.

    - #### getView

          JCas getView(String localViewName)
                throws CASException

      Get the view for a Sofa (subject of analysis). The view provides access to the Sofa data and the index repository that contains metadata (annotations and other feature structures) pertaining to that Sofa.
      Parameters:
        `localViewName` - the local name, before any sofa name mapping is done, for this view (note: this is the same as the associated Sofa name).
      Returns:
        The view corresponding to this local name.
      Throws:
        `CASException` - passthru

    - #### getView

          JCas getView(SofaFS aSofa)
                throws CASException

      Get the view for a Sofa (subject of analysis). The view provides access to the Sofa data and the index repository that contains metadata (annotations and other feature structures) pertaining to that Sofa.
      Parameters:
        `aSofa` - a Sofa feature structure in the CAS
      Returns:
        The view for the given Sofa
      Throws:
        `CASException` - passthru

    - #### getTypeSystem

          TypeSystem getTypeSystem()
                            throws CASRuntimeException

      Return the type system of this CAS instance.
      Returns:
        The type system, or `null` if none is available.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - If the type system has not been committed.

    - #### createSofa

          @Deprecated
          SofaFS createSofa(SofaID sofaID,
                                         String mimeType)

      Deprecated. As of v2.0, use `createView(String)` instead.
      Create a Subject of Analysis. The new sofaFS is automatically added to the SofaIndex.
      Parameters:
        `sofaID` - the SofA ID
        `mimeType` - the mime type
      Returns:
        The sofaFS.

    - #### getSofaIterator

          FSIterator<SofaFS> getSofaIterator()

      Get iterator for all SofaFS in the CAS.
      Returns:
        an iterator over SofaFS.

    - #### createFilteredIterator

          <T extends FeatureStructure> FSIterator<T> createFilteredIterator(FSIterator<T> it,
                                                                            FSMatchConstraint cons)

      Create an iterator over structures satisfying a given constraint. Constraints are described in the javadocs for `ConstraintFactory` and related classes.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the particular FeatureStructure type
      Parameters:
        `it` - The input iterator.
        `cons` - The constraint specifying what structures should be returned.
      Returns:
        An iterator over FSs.

    - #### getConstraintFactory

          ConstraintFactory getConstraintFactory()

      Get a constraint factory. A constraint factory is a simple way of creating `FSMatchConstraints`.
      Returns:
        A constraint factory to create new FS constraints.

    - #### createFeaturePath

          FeaturePath createFeaturePath()

      Create a feature path. This is mainly useful for creating `FSMatchConstraints`.
      Returns:
        A new, empty feature path.

    - #### getIndexRepository

          FSIndexRepository getIndexRepository()

      Get the index repository.
      Returns:
        The index repository, or `null` if none is available.

    - #### fs2listIterator

          <T extends FeatureStructure> ListIterator<T> fs2listIterator(FSIterator<T> it)

      Wrap a standard Java `ListIterator` around an FSListIterator. Use if you feel more comfortable with java style iterators.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - The particular Feature Structure type
      Parameters:
        `it` - The `FSListIterator` to be wrapped.
      Returns:
        An equivalent `ListIterator`.

    - #### reset

          void reset()
              throws CASAdminException

      Reset the CAS, emptying it of all content. Feature structures and iterators will no longer be valid. Note: this method may only be called from an application. Calling it from an annotator will trigger a runtime exception.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - When called out of sequence.
        `CASAdminException`
      See Also:
        `CASMgr`

    - #### getViewName

          String getViewName()

      Get the view name. The view name is the same as the name of the view's Sofa, retrieved by getSofa().getSofaID(), except for the initial View before its Sofa has been created.
      Returns:
        The name of the view

    - #### size

          int size()

      Estimate the memory consumption of this CAS instance (in bytes).
      Returns:
        The estimated memory used by this CAS instance.

    - #### createFeatureValuePath

          FeatureValuePath createFeatureValuePath(String featureValuePath)
                                           throws CASRuntimeException

      Create a feature-value path from a string.
      Parameters:
        `featureValuePath` - String representation of the feature-value path.
      Returns:
        Feature-value path object.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - If the input string is not well-formed.

    - #### setDocumentText

          void setDocumentText(String text)
                        throws CASRuntimeException

      Set the document text. Once set, Sofa data is immutable, and cannot be set again until the CAS has been reset.
      Parameters:
        `text` - The text to be analyzed.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - If the Sofa data has already been set.

    - #### setSofaDataString

          void setSofaDataString(String text,
                                 String mimetype)
                          throws CASRuntimeException

      Set the document text. Once set, Sofa data is immutable, and cannot be set again until the CAS has been reset.
      Parameters:
        `text` - The text to be analyzed.
        `mimetype` - The mime type of the data
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - If the Sofa data has already been set.

    - #### getDocumentText

          String getDocumentText()

      Get the document text.
      Returns:
        The text being analyzed.

    - #### getSofaDataString

          String getSofaDataString()

      Get the Sofa Data String (a.k.a. the document text).
      Returns:
        The Sofa data string.

    - #### setDocumentLanguage

          void setDocumentLanguage(String languageCode)
                            throws CASRuntimeException

      Sets the language for this document. This value sets the language feature of the special instance of DocumentAnnotation associated with this CAS.
      Parameters:
        `languageCode` - the language code
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - passthru

    - #### getDocumentLanguage

          String getDocumentLanguage()

      Gets the language code for this document from the language feature of the special instance of the DocumentationAnnotation associated with this CAS.
      Returns:
        language identifier

    - #### setSofaDataArray

          void setSofaDataArray(FeatureStructure array,
                                String mime)
                         throws CASRuntimeException

      Set the Sofa data as an ArrayFS. Once set, Sofa data is immutable, and cannot be set again until the CAS has been reset.
      Parameters:
        `array` - The ArrayFS to be analyzed.
        `mime` - The mime type of the data
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - If the Sofa data has already been set.

    - #### getSofaDataArray

          FeatureStructure getSofaDataArray()

      Get the Sofa data array.
      Returns:
        The Sofa Data being analyzed.

    - #### setSofaDataURI

          void setSofaDataURI(String uri,
                              String mime)
                       throws CASRuntimeException

      Set the Sofa data as a URI. Once set, Sofa data is immutable, and cannot be set again until the CAS has been reset.
      Parameters:
        `uri` - The URI of the data to be analyzed.
        `mime` - The mime type of the data
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - If the Sofa data has already been set.

    - #### getSofaDataURI

          String getSofaDataURI()

      Get the Sofa data array.
      Returns:
        The Sofa Data being analyzed.

    - #### getSofaDataStream

          InputStream getSofaDataStream()

      Get the Sofa data as a byte stream.
      Returns:
        A stream handle to the Sofa Data.

    - #### getSofaMimeType

          String getSofaMimeType()

      Get the mime type of the Sofa data being analyzed.
      Returns:
        the mime type of the Sofa

    - #### addFsToIndexes

          void addFsToIndexes(FeatureStructure fs)

      Add a feature structure to all appropriate indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.

      Important: after you have called `addFsToIndexes(...)` on a FS, do not change the values of any features used for indexing. If you do, the index will become corrupted and may be unusable. If you need to change an index feature value, first call `removeFsFromIndexes(...)` on the FS, change the feature values, then call `addFsToIndexes(...)` again.

      Parameters:
        `fs` - The Feature Structure to be added.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - If the `fs` parameter is `null`.

    - #### removeFsFromIndexes

          void removeFsFromIndexes(FeatureStructure fs)

      Remove a feature structure from all indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.
      Parameters:
        `fs` - The Feature Structure to be removed.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - If the `fs` parameter is `null`.

    - #### removeAllIncludingSubtypes

          void removeAllIncludingSubtypes(int i)

      Remove all feature structures of a given type (including subtypes) from all indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.
      Parameters:
        `i` - the CAS type constant, written as Foo.type (for a given JCas Type) or anInstanceOfFoo.getTypeIndexID(), for an instance

    - #### removeAllExcludingSubtypes

          void removeAllExcludingSubtypes(int i)

      Remove all feature structures of a given type (excluding subtypes) from all indexes in the repository associated with this CAS View.
      Parameters:
        `i` - the CAS type constant, written as Foo.type (for a given JCas Type) or anInstanceOfFoo.getTypeIndexID(), for an instance

    - #### getAnnotationIndex

          AnnotationIndex<Annotation> getAnnotationIndex()

      Get the standard annotation index.
      Returns:
        The standard annotation index.

    - #### getAnnotationIndex

          <T extends Annotation> AnnotationIndex<T> getAnnotationIndex(Type type)
                                                                throws CASRuntimeException

      Get the standard annotation index restricted to a specific annotation type.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the Java class corresponding to type
      Parameters:
        `type` - The annotation type the index is restricted to.
      Returns:
        The standard annotation index, restricted to `type`.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException`

    - #### getAnnotationIndex

          <T extends Annotation> AnnotationIndex<T> getAnnotationIndex(int type)
                                                                throws CASRuntimeException

      Get the standard annotation index restricted to a specific annotation type.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the Java class corresponding to type
      Parameters:
        `type` - The annotation type the index is restricted to, passed as an integer using the form MyAnnotationType.type
      Returns:
        The standard annotation index, restricted to `type`.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - -

    - #### getAnnotationIndex

          <T extends Annotation> AnnotationIndex<T> getAnnotationIndex(Class<T> clazz)
                                                                throws CASRuntimeException

      Get the standard annotation index restricted to a specific annotation type.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the Java class clazz
      Parameters:
        `clazz` - The JCas cover class for the annotation type the index is restricted to,
      Returns:
        The standard annotation index, restricted to `type`.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - -

    - #### getAllIndexedFS

          <T extends TOP> FSIterator<T> getAllIndexedFS(Class<T> clazz)

      Gets an iterator over all indexed FeatureStructures of the specified Type (and any of its subtypes). The elements are returned in arbitrary order, and duplicates (if they exist) are not removed.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the Java clazz
      Parameters:
        `clazz` - - the JCas Java class specifing which type and subtypes are included
      Returns:
        An iterator that returns all indexed FeatureStructures of the JCas clazz and its subtypes, in no particular order.

    - #### getViewIterator

          Iterator<JCas> getViewIterator()
                                  throws CASException

      Get iterator over all views in this JCas. Each view provides access to Sofa data and the index repository that contains metadata (annotations and other feature structures) pertaining to that Sofa.
      Returns:
        an iterator which returns all views. Each object returned by the iterator is of type JCas.
      Throws:
        `CASException` - -

    - #### getViewIterator

          Iterator<JCas> getViewIterator(String localViewNamePrefix)
                                  throws CASException

      Get iterator over all views with the given name prefix. Each view provides access to Sofa data and the index repository that contains metadata (annotations and other feature structures) pertaining to that Sofa.

      When passed the prefix namePrefix, the iterator will return all views who name is either exactly equal to namePrefix or is of the form namePrefix`.`suffix, where suffix can be any String.

      Parameters:
        `localViewNamePrefix` - the local name prefix, before any sofa name mapping is done, for this view (note: this is the same as the associated Sofa name prefix).
      Returns:
        an iterator which returns all views with the given name prefix. Each object returned by the iterator is of type JCas.
      Throws:
        `CASException` - -

    - #### protectIndexes

          AutoCloseable protectIndexes()

      Call this method to set up a region, ended by a close() call on the returned object, You can use this or the `protectIndexes(Runnable)` method to protected the indexes.

      This approach allows arbitrary code between the protectIndexes and the associated close method.

      The close method is best done in a finally block, or using the try-with-resources statement in Java 8.

      Returns:
        an object used to record things that need adding back

    - #### protectIndexes

          void protectIndexes(Runnable runnable)

      Runs the code in the runnable inside a protection block, where any modifications to features done while in this block will be done in a way to protect any indexes which otherwise might become corrupted by the update action; the protection is achieved by temporarily removing the FS (if it is in the indexes), before the update happens. At the end of the block, affected indexes have any removed-under-the-covers FSs added back.
      Parameters:
        `runnable` - code to execute while protecting the indexes.

    - #### getIndex

          <T extends TOP> FSIndex<T> getIndex(String label,
                                              Class<T> clazz)

      Retrieve an index according to a label and a type specified using a JCas class. The type is used to narrow down the index of a more general type to a more specific one. Generics: T is the associated Java cover class for the type.
      Type Parameters:
        `T` - the Java clazz
      Parameters:
        `label` - The name of the index.
        `clazz` - The JCas class (mostly likely written as MyJCasClass.class), which must correspond to a subtype of the type of the index.
      Returns:
        The specified, or `null` if an index with that name doesn't exist.
      Throws:
        `CASRuntimeException` - When `clazz` doesn't correspond to a subtype of the index's type.

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