no Jira - clarify and correct javadoc for JCas getType which used to return an instance for _Type class
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ public interface JCas extends AbstractCas {
/**
* Backwards Compatibility only - throws unsupported operation exception
*
- * get the JCas _Type instance for a particular CAS type constant
+ * In UIMA V2, this previously got the JCas _Type instance for a particular CAS type constant
+ * In UIMA V3, there is no _Type instance, so this throws an exception
*
- * @param i
- * the CAS type constant, written as Foo.type
- * @return the instance of the JCas xxx_Type object for the specified type
+ * @param i the CAS type constant, written as Foo.type
+ * @return none - throws an exception
*/
public abstract TOP_Type getType(int i);
