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package org.apache.uima.cas;

/**
 * Interface that contains the handle to a Sofa FS in the CAS.
 * 
 * The SofaID is obtained from the UimaContext by calling
 * {@link org.apache.uima.UimaContext#mapToSofaID UimaContext.mapToSofaID()}.
 * 
 * @deprecated As of v2.0, this is no longer needed. CAS views can now be obtained directly using
 *             String identifiers, through the method {@link CAS#getView(String)}.
 */
@Deprecated
public interface SofaID {
  /**
   * Set the Sofa ID of a Sofa FS in the CAS.
   * 
   * @param aSofaID
   *          -
   */
  void setSofaID(String aSofaID);

  /**
   * Get the Sofa ID.
   * 
   * @return Sofa ID
   */
  String getSofaID();

  /**
   * Set the component Sofa name that was used to obtain this SofaID by calling
   * {@link org.apache.uima.UimaContext#mapToSofaID UimaContext.mapToSofaID()}.
   * 
   * @param aSofaName
   *          -
   */
  void setComponentSofaName(String aSofaName);

  /**
   * Get the component Sofa name that was used to obtain this SofaID by calling {
   * 
   * @see org.apache.uima.UimaContext#mapToSofaID UimaContext.mapToSofaID()}.
   * @return Component Sofa Name
   */
  String getComponentSofaName();
}
