SpanAnnotation (Apache OpenNLP Tools 1.9.5 API)
Date: 2026-06-18

opennlp.tools.formats.brat

## Class SpanAnnotation

- java.lang.Object
- - opennlp.tools.formats.brat.BratAnnotation
  - - opennlp.tools.formats.brat.SpanAnnotation

-     public class SpanAnnotation
      extends BratAnnotation

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `getCoveredText()`
    `Span[]` | `getSpans()`
    `String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class opennlp.tools.formats.brat.BratAnnotation

      `getId, getNote, getType, setNote`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getSpans

          public Span[] getSpans()

    - #### getCoveredText

          public String getCoveredText()

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `BratAnnotation`

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