How to use

replace

method

in

de.tudarmstadt.ukp.dkpro.core.api.transform.alignment.AlignedString

/**
 * Deletes data.
 * 
 * @param start
 *            the start offset.
 * @param end
 *            the end offset+1.
 */
public void delete(final int start, final int end)
{
  replace(start, end, null);
}

  public static void applyChanges(AlignedString as, List<SofaChangeAnnotation> changes) {
    
    // If we remove or add stuff all offsets right of the change location
    // will change and thus the offsets in the change annotation are no
    // longer valid. If we move from right to left it works better because
    // the left offsets remain stable.
    Collections.reverse(changes);
    for (SofaChangeAnnotation c : changes) {
      if (OP_INSERT.equals(c.getOperation())) {
        // getContext().getLogger().log(INFO,
        // "Performing insert: "+a.getBegin()+"-"+a.getEnd());
        as.insert(c.getBegin(), c.getValue());
      }
      if (OP_DELETE.equals(c.getOperation())) {
        // getContext().getLogger().log(INFO,
        // "Performing delete: "+a.getBegin()+"-"+a.getEnd());
        as.delete(c.getBegin(), c.getEnd());
      }
      if (OP_REPLACE.equals(c.getOperation())) {
        // getContext().getLogger().log(INFO,
        // "Performing replace: "+a.getBegin()+"-"+a.getEnd());
        as.replace(c.getBegin(), c.getEnd(), c.getValue());
      }
    }
  }
}

alignmentState.replace(a.getBegin(), a.getEnd(), a.getValue());

  break;
case REPLACE:
  alignedString.replace(change.getStart(), change.getEnd(), change.getText());
  break;
default: