if (length > 0) {
parameterSettings = new ConfigurationParameterSettings_impl();
org.apache.uima.resource.metadata.NameValuePair[] nvp = new NameValuePair_impl[settings
.getParameterSettings().length];
for (int i = 0; i < settings.getParameterSettings().length; i++) {
nvp[i] = new NameValuePair_impl(settings.getParameterSettings()[i].getName(), settings
.getParameterSettings()[i].getValue());
}
parameterSettings.setParameterSettings(nvp);
}