## Uses of Interface
org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.TypeDescription

- Packages that use TypeDescription
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.apache.uima | The main package for the Unstructured Information Management Middleware Architecture.
  org.apache.uima.impl | Contains reference implementations of the interfaces in `org.apache.uima`.
  org.apache.uima.resource.metadata | Interfaces for objects that represent metadata for a Resource.
  org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.impl |
  org.apache.uima.util | Utility classes and interfaces used by UIMA components.

- - ### Uses of TypeDescription in org.apache.uima

    Methods in org.apache.uima that return TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `TypeDescription` | ResourceSpecifierFactory.`createTypeDescription()` Creates a `TypeDescription`.

  - ### Uses of TypeDescription in org.apache.uima.impl

    Methods in org.apache.uima.impl that return TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `TypeDescription` | ResourceSpecifierFactory_impl.`createTypeDescription()`

  - ### Uses of TypeDescription in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata

    Fields in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata declared as TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static TypeDescription[]` | TypeDescription.`EMPTY_TYPE_DESCRIPTIONS`

    Methods in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata that return TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `TypeDescription` | TypeSystemDescription.`addType(String aTypeName, String aDescription, String aSupertypeName)` Adds a Type to this TypeSystem fragment.
    `TypeDescription` | TypeSystemDescription.`getType(String aTypeName)` Retrieves a Type from this TypeSystem fragment.
    `TypeDescription[]` | TypeSystemDescription.`getTypes()` Gets descriptions of all Types in this TypeSystem fragment.

    Methods in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata with parameters of type TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | TypeSystemDescription.`setTypes(TypeDescription[] aTypes)` Sets the descriptions of all Types in this TypeSystem fragment.

  - ### Uses of TypeDescription in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.impl

    Classes in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.impl that implement TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `TypeDescription_impl` Reference implementation of `TypeDescription`.

    Methods in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.impl that return TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `TypeDescription` | TypeSystemDescription_impl.`addType(String aTypeName, String aDescription, String aSupertypeName)`
    `TypeDescription` | TypeSystemDescription_impl.`getType(String aTypeName)`
    `TypeDescription[]` | TypeSystemDescription_impl.`getTypes()`

    Methods in org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.impl with parameters of type TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | TypeSystemDescription_impl.`setTypes(TypeDescription[] aTypes)`

  - ### Uses of TypeDescription in org.apache.uima.util

    Methods in org.apache.uima.util that return TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static TypeDescription` | TypeSystemUtil.`type2TypeDescription(Type aType, TypeSystem aTypeSystem)` Convert a `Type` to an equivalent `TypeDescription`.

    Methods in org.apache.uima.util with parameters of type TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected static void` | CasCreationUtils.`mergeFeatures(TypeDescription aType, FeatureDescription[] aFeatures)` Merges features into a TypeDescription.

    Method parameters in org.apache.uima.util with type arguments of type TypeDescription
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected static boolean` | CasCreationUtils.`subsumes(String aType1Name, String aType2Name, Map<String,? extends TypeDescription> aNameMap)` Determines whether one type subsumes another.

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