SequenceCodec (Apache OpenNLP Tools 2.1.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BilouCodec, BioCodec
```
public interface SequenceCodec<T>
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`areOutcomesCompatible(String[] outcomes)`	Checks if the outcomes of the model are compatible with the codec.
`SequenceValidator<T>`	`createSequenceValidator()`	Creates a sequence validator which can validate a sequence of outcomes.
`Span[]`	`decode(List<T> c)`	Decodes a sequence T objects into Span objects.
`T[]`	`encode(Span[] names, int length)`	Encodes Span objects into a sequence of T objects.

- Method Detail
  - decode
```
Span[] decode(List<T> c)
```
    Decodes a sequence T objects into Span objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c -
    
    Returns:
  - encode
```
T[] encode(Span[] names,
           int length)
```
    Encodes Span objects into a sequence of T objects.
    
    Parameters:
    
    names -
    
    length -
    
    Returns:
  - createSequenceValidator
```
SequenceValidator<T> createSequenceValidator()
```
    Creates a sequence validator which can validate a sequence of outcomes.
    
    Returns:
  - areOutcomesCompatible
```
boolean areOutcomesCompatible(String[] outcomes)
```
    Checks if the outcomes of the model are compatible with the codec.
    
    Parameters:
    
    outcomes - all possible model outcomes
    
    Returns: