package edu.stanford.nlp.ling;
import edu.stanford.nlp.util.CoreMap;
import edu.stanford.nlp.util.TypesafeMap;
/**
* The base class for any annotation that can be marked on a {@link CoreMap},
* parameterized by the type of the value associated with the annotation.
* Subclasses of this class are the keys in the {@link CoreMap}, so they are
* instantiated only by utility methods in {@link CoreAnnotations}.
*
* @author dramage
* @author rafferty
*/
public interface CoreAnnotation<V>
extends TypesafeMap.Key<V> {
/**
* Returns the type associated with this annotation. This method must
* return the same class type as its value type parameter. It feels like
* one should be able to get away without this method, but because Java
* erases the generic type signature, that info disappears at runtime.
*/
public Class<V> getType();
}