1 /* Annotation.java -- Wrapper for a text attribute object
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31 * This class is used as a wrapper for a text attribute object. Annotation
32 * objects are associated with a specific range of text. Changing either
33 * the text range or the underlying text invalidates the object.
37 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
39 public class Annotation
47 * This is the attribute object being wrappered
49 private Object attrib;
51 /*************************************************************************/
58 * This method initializes a new instance of <code>Annotation</code> to
59 * wrapper the specified text attribute object.
61 * @param attrib The text attribute <code>Object</code> to wrapper.
64 Annotation(Object attrib)
69 /*************************************************************************/
76 * This method returns the text attribute object this <code>Annotation</code>
77 * instance is wrappering.
79 * @return The text attribute object for this <code>Annotation</code>.
87 /*************************************************************************/
90 * This method returns a <code>String</code> representation of this
93 * @return This object as a <code>String</code>.
98 return(getClass().getName() + "[value=" + attrib.toString() + "]");
101 } // class Annotation