TCasFormatter

All Known Implementing Classes:

TCasToInlineXml
```
public interface TCasFormatter
```
Interface for components that generate a String representation of a CAS.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`format(CAS aCAS)`	Produces a string representation of a CAS.
`java.lang.String`	`format(CAS aCAS, FSMatchConstraint aFilter)`	Produces a string representation of a CAS.

- Method Detail
  - format
```
java.lang.String format(CAS aCAS)
                 throws CASException
```
    Produces a string representation of a CAS.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aCAS - the CAS to be formatted
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of aCAS.
    
    Throws:
    
    CASException - if an exception occurs reading from the CAS
  - format
```
java.lang.String format(CAS aCAS,
                        FSMatchConstraint aFilter)
                 throws CASException
```
    Produces a string representation of a CAS. Only those feature structures that satisfy the specified filter will appear in the string representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aCAS - the CAS to be formatted
    
    aFilter - a constraint which FeatureStructures must satisfy in order to be included in the resulting string
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of aCAS.
    
    Throws:
    
    CASException - if an exception occurs reading from the CAS