package org.apache.lucene.analysis.tokenattributes;
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import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Tokenizer;
import org.apache.lucene.util.Attribute;
/**
* This attribute can be used to pass different flags down the {@link Tokenizer} chain,
* eg from one TokenFilter to another one.
*/
public interface FlagsAttribute extends Attribute {
/**
* EXPERIMENTAL: While we think this is here to stay, we may want to change it to be a long.
* <p/>
*
* Get the bitset for any bits that have been set. This is completely distinct from {@link TypeAttribute#type()}, although they do share similar purposes.
* The flags can be used to encode information about the token for use by other {@link org.apache.lucene.analysis.TokenFilter}s.
*
*
* @return The bits
*/
public int getFlags();
/**
* @see #getFlags()
*/
public void setFlags(int flags);
}