{
Annotation ann = new Annotation(jcas, beginSpan, endSpan);
ann.addToIndexes();
AnnotationIndex<?> annIdx = jcas.getAnnotationIndex(type);
FSIterator<?> itr = annIdx.subiterator(ann);
ann.removeFromIndexes();
return itr;
}
/**
* Does not use {@link #getAnnotationsInSpan(JCas, int, int, int, int[])} so we don't create a collection