edu.uga.cs.lsdis.semdisds
Interface ISchemaProperty

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable, IResource, IURI

All Known Subinterfaces:

ISchemaDatatypeProperty, ISchemaObjectProperty

public interface ISchemaProperty
extends IResource

Interface for a schema property (could have range: literal or class)

Version:

0.1, 0.2: 2005-11-30: Boanerges Aleman-Meza: renamed getAncesstors() to getAncestors()

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface edu.uga.cs.lsdis.semdisds.IURI

OWL, OWL_CLASS, OWL_DATATYPE_PROPERTY, OWL_OBJECT_PROPERTY, OWL_SAMEAS, RDF, RDF_ALT, RDF_BAG, RDF_OBJECT, RDF_PREDICATE, RDF_PROPERTY, RDF_SEQ, RDF_STATEMENT, RDF_SUBJECT, RDF_TYPE, RDFS, RDFS_CLASS, RDFS_DATATYPE, RDFS_DOMAIN, RDFS_LABEL, RDFS_RANGE, RDFS_RESOURCE, RDFS_SEEALSO, RDFS_SUBCLASSOF, RDFS_SUBPROPERTYOF, XSD, XSD_BOOLEAN, XSD_DATE, XSD_DECIMAL, XSD_INTEGER, XSD_STRING, XSD2, XSD2_BOOLEAN, XSD2_DATE, XSD2_DECIMAL, XSD2_INTEGER, XSD2_STRING

Method Summary

void	addChild(ISchemaProperty aSchemaProperty) Adds a child property to this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties.
void	addDomain(ISchemaClass aClass) Does ...
void	addParent(ISchemaProperty aSchemaProperty) Adds a parent property to this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties.
void	addRange(IRange aRange) Does ...
IExtendedIterator<ISchemaProperty>	getAncestors() Returns all ancestors (more general properties) for this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties
IExtendedIterator<ISchemaProperty>	getChildren() Returns all direct children on this property
IExtendedIterator<ISchemaClass>	getDomain() Returns the domain class(es) of this property
IExtendedIterator<IResourceStatement>	getInstanceStatements() Instance pointing to Instance
IExtendedIterator<ILiteralStatement>	getLiteralStatements() Instance pointing to Literal
IExtendedIterator<ISchemaProperty>	getParents() Returns all parents (more general properties) for this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties
IExtendedIterator<IResourceStatement>	getPropertyStatements() SchemaProperty pointing to SchemaProperty
IExtendedIterator<IRange>	getRange() Does ...
IExtendedIterator<IResourceStatement>	getSchemaStatements() SchemaClass pointing to SchemaClass
boolean	isOfType(ISchemaProperty aPropertyType) Checks if any ancesstor of this property is the given one (checks property hiererchy)

Methods inherited from interface edu.uga.cs.lsdis.semdisds.IResource

getEdges, getIncomingEdges, getIncomingEdges, getLiterals, getLiterals, getOutgoingEdges, getOutgoingEdges, getURI

Methods inherited from interface edu.uga.cs.lsdis.semdisds.IURI

getAlias, getNamespace, getShortName

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

addChild

void addChild(ISchemaProperty aSchemaProperty)

Adds a child property to this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties.

addParent

void addParent(ISchemaProperty aSchemaProperty)

Adds a parent property to this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties.

getParents

IExtendedIterator<ISchemaProperty> getParents()

Returns all parents (more general properties) for this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties

Returns:

returns IExtendedIterator

getAncestors

IExtendedIterator<ISchemaProperty> getAncestors()

Returns all ancestors (more general properties) for this SchemaProperty - taxonomy of properties

Returns:

returns IExtendedIterator

isOfType

boolean isOfType(ISchemaProperty aPropertyType)

Checks if any ancesstor of this property is the given one (checks property hiererchy)

Parameters:

aPropertyType -

Returns:

true/false depending on whether any ancestor of this property is the given type

getChildren

IExtendedIterator<ISchemaProperty> getChildren()

Returns all direct children on this property

Returns:

returns IExtendedIterator

getLiteralStatements

IExtendedIterator<ILiteralStatement> getLiteralStatements()

Instance pointing to Literal

Returns:

IExtendedIterator

getInstanceStatements

IExtendedIterator<IResourceStatement> getInstanceStatements()

Instance pointing to Instance

Returns:

IExtendedIterator

getSchemaStatements

IExtendedIterator<IResourceStatement> getSchemaStatements()

SchemaClass pointing to SchemaClass

Returns:

IExtendedIterator

getPropertyStatements

IExtendedIterator<IResourceStatement> getPropertyStatements()

SchemaProperty pointing to SchemaProperty

Returns:

IExtendedIterator

getRange

IExtendedIterator<IRange> getRange()

Does ...

Returns:

IExtendedIterator

addDomain

void addDomain(ISchemaClass aClass)

Does ...

Parameters:

aClass -

addRange

void addRange(IRange aRange)

Does ...

Parameters:

aRange -

getDomain

IExtendedIterator<ISchemaClass> getDomain()

Returns the domain class(es) of this property

Returns:

IExtendedIterator