[UIMA-5552] uv3: Get JCas instance in JCas class

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0SDK-beta
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0SDK-beta
• Component/s: Core Java Framework
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Richard Eckart de Castilho
• Created: 08/Sep/17 07:08
• Updated: 08/Sep/17 20:59
• Resolved: 08/Sep/17 20:59

Description

In the new JCas FS classes, it is no longer possible to access the JCas instance conveniently. With UIMA v2, is was possible to get the JCas containing a feature structure via `jcasType.jcas`. Now, one has to do a `getCAS().getJCas()` but that requires catching a CASException. It would be nice to have a convenience method `getJCas()` in JCas FS classes that does not throw an exception.