Named Entity Recognition 26.3
Named Entity Recognition User and Programming Guide

# edkComponent Methods

The following methods are available on `edkComponent` objects.

You can obtain an `edkComponent` object using the getComponent method of an edkmatch object.

Method | Description
--- | ---
getMatchOffset | Returns the offset of a component in the matched text, in bytes.
getMatchOffsetLength | Returns the offset of a component in the matched text, in Unicode characters.
getMatchedText | Returns the text that a component originally matched.
getMatchLength | Returns the size of the component matched text, in Unicode characters
getMatchSize | Returns the size of the component matched text, in bytes.
getName | Returns the name of a component.
getOffset | Returns the offset of a component in the normalized text, in bytes.
getOffsetLength | Returns the offset of a component in the normalized text, in Unicode characters.
getText | Returns the text that a component matches.
setMatchLength | Modifies the size of the component matched text, in Unicode characters
setMatchSize | Modifies the size of the component matched text, in bytes.
setName | Modifies the name of a component.
setText | Modifies the text that a component matches.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Named Entity Recognition 26.3

Topic Title: edkComponent Methods