  Approximate scattering and bound state solutions of the one-dimensional
effective-mass Dirac equation with the Woods-Saxon potential are obtained in
terms of the hypergeometric-type functions. Transmission and reflection
coefficients are calculated by using behavior of the wave functions at
infinity. The same analysis is done for the constant mass case. It is also
pointed out that our results are in agreement with those obtained in
literature. Meanwhile, an analytic expression is obtained for the transmission
resonance and observed that the expressions for bound states and resonances are
equal for the energy values $E=\pm m$.
