```
public class UimaContextHolder
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class holds the UimaContext for the current thread, or a parent thread. The getContext method may be used by any plain Java class invoked by an annotator, The POJO must run in the same thread or a child thread of the annotator. For example a POJO can access the shared External Override Settings with: String paramValue = UimaContextHolder.getContext().getSetting(paramName);

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`private static java.lang.String`	`CONTEXT_HOLDER_REFERENCE_TYPE`
`private static UimaContextHolder.ContextHolderReferenceType`	`CONTEXT_HOLDER_REFERENCE_TYPE_VALUE`
`private static java.util.Map<UimaContext,java.lang.StackTraceElement[]>`	`CONTEXT_SETTERS`
`private static boolean`	`IS_TRACK_CONTEXT_HOLDER_TRACKING`
`private static java.lang.InheritableThreadLocal<java.lang.Object>`	`THREAD_LOCAL_CONTEXT`
`private static java.lang.String`	`TRACK_CONTEXT_HOLDER_TRACKING`

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static void`	`clearContext()`	Clears the UimaContext entry for the current thread
`static UimaContext`	`getContext()`	Get the UimaContext for this thread
`private static java.lang.Object`	`makeRef(UimaContext aContext)`
`static UimaContext`	`setContext(UimaContext uimaContext)`	Sets the UimaContext for the current thread.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

private static final java.lang.String TRACK_CONTEXT_HOLDER_TRACKING

private static final java.lang.String CONTEXT_HOLDER_REFERENCE_TYPE

private static final boolean IS_TRACK_CONTEXT_HOLDER_TRACKING

private static final UimaContextHolder.ContextHolderReferenceType CONTEXT_HOLDER_REFERENCE_TYPE_VALUE

private static final java.lang.InheritableThreadLocal<java.lang.Object> THREAD_LOCAL_CONTEXT

private static final java.util.Map<UimaContext,java.lang.StackTraceElement[]> CONTEXT_SETTERS

Class UimaContextHolder