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package org.apache.uima.cas;

/**
 * String array interface. To create a string array object, use
 * {@link org.apache.uima.cas.CAS#createStringArrayFS CAS.createStringArrayFS(int)} or new
 * StringArray(aJCas, length)
 */
public interface StringArrayFS extends CommonArrayFS<String> {

  /**
   * Get the i-th string from the array.
   * 
   * @param i
   *          the index
   * @return The i-th element.
   * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
   *              If the index is out of bounds.
   */
  String get(int i) throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException;

  /**
   * Set the i-th value.
   * 
   * @param i
   *          The index.
   * @param str
   *          The value.
   * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
   *              If <code>i</code> is out of bounds.
   */
  void set(int i, String str) throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException;

  // these next 2 are inherited from super interface
  // /**
  // * Copy the contents of the array from <code>start</code> to <code>end</code> to the
  // * destination <code>destArray</code> with destination offset <code>destOffset</code>.
  // *
  // * @param srcOffset
  // * The index of the first element to copy.
  // * @param dest
  // * The array to copy to.
  // * @param destOffset
  // * Where to start copying into <code>dest</code>.
  // * @param length
  // * The number of elements to copy.
  // * @exception ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
  // * If <code>srcOffset &lt; 0</code> or <code>length &gt; size()</code> or
  // * <code>destOffset + length &gt; destArray.length</code>.
  // */
  // void copyToArray(int srcOffset, String[] dest, int destOffset, int length)
  // throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException;

  // /**
  // * Copy the contents of an external array into this array.
  // *
  // * @param src
  // * The source array.
  // * @param srcOffset
  // * Where to start copying in the source array.
  // * @param destOffset
  // * Where to start copying to in the destination array.
  // * @param length
  // * The number of elements to copy.
  // */
  // void copyFromArray(String[] src, int srcOffset, int destOffset, int length)
  // throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException;

  /**
   * Creates a new array the this array is copied to.
   * 
   * @return A Java array copy of this FS array.
   */
  String[] toArray();
}
