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Posted to commits@uima.apache.org by sc...@apache.org on 2018/07/17 21:41:23 UTC

svn commit: r1836136 - /uima/uv3/uimaj-v3/trunk/uima-docbook-v3-users-guide/src/docbook/uv3.select.xml

Author: schor
Date: Tue Jul 17 21:41:22 2018
New Revision: 1836136

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1836136&view=rev
Log:
[UIMA-5828] update doc to specify iteration order for preceding as being forwards (by default)

Modified:
    uima/uv3/uimaj-v3/trunk/uima-docbook-v3-users-guide/src/docbook/uv3.select.xml

Modified: uima/uv3/uimaj-v3/trunk/uima-docbook-v3-users-guide/src/docbook/uv3.select.xml
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/uima/uv3/uimaj-v3/trunk/uima-docbook-v3-users-guide/src/docbook/uv3.select.xml?rev=1836136&r1=1836135&r2=1836136&view=diff
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--- uima/uv3/uimaj-v3/trunk/uima-docbook-v3-users-guide/src/docbook/uv3.select.xml (original)
+++ uima/uv3/uimaj-v3/trunk/uima-docbook-v3-users-guide/src/docbook/uv3.select.xml Tue Jul 17 21:41:22 2018
@@ -638,10 +638,10 @@ startAt(begin, end, shifted) // same as
       <title>Following or Preceding</title>
       
       <para>For an Annotation Index, you can specify all Feature Structures following or preceding a position.
-      The position can be specified either as a Feature Structure, or by specifying an annotation begin index and
-      an optional offset.  Note that the positioning arguments differ from the <code>startAt</code> specification, 
+      The position can be specified either as an Annotation or by specifying an annotation begin index.  
+      Both of these can have an additional shift offset amount as a 2nd parameter.
+      Note that the positioning arguments differ from the <code>startAt</code> specification, 
       which uses both begin and end values.  
-      by using begin and end values.
       </para>
             
       <variablelist>
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ startAt(begin, end, shifted) // same as
             the positioning Annotation's <code>begin</code>value.
             </para>
             <para>If the position is specified as an int, treat this as the begin value.</para>
-            
+            <para>Once positioned, the actual iteration starts at the beginning and ends at the last position.</para>            
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>