prajna.ontology

Class OwlOntology

java.lang.Object

prajna.ontology.OwlOntology

public class OwlOntology
extends java.lang.Object

Class representing general information about the ontology. This class contains the information typically found in the owl:Ontology element, and includes comments and imports. It also includes the URL for the ontology itself.

Author:

Edward Swing

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OwlOntology(org.w3c.dom.Element elem) Construct an ontology object from an element within an OWL file.
OwlOntology(java.lang.String ontologyName) Construct a new empty ontology object with the given name.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addComment(java.lang.String comment) Add a comment to this ontology
void	addImport(java.net.URL importUrl) Add an import to this ontology
void	addOwlClass(OwlClass owlClass) Add an OwlClass to the ontology
void	addOwlProperty(OwlProperty prop) Add an OwlProperty to the ontology
void	addOwlThing(OwlThing thing) Add an OwlThing to the ontology
java.util.ArrayList<OwlClass>	getClassList() Get the list of classes in this ontology
java.util.HashSet<java.lang.String>	getComments() Get comments for this ontology
java.util.HashSet<java.net.URL>	getImports() Get imports for this ontology
java.lang.String	getLabel() Get the label for this ontology
java.lang.String	getName() Get the name for this ontology.
java.net.URL	getPrior() Get the prior version for this ontology
java.util.ArrayList<OwlProperty>	getPropList() Get the list of properties in this ontology
java.util.ArrayList<OwlThing>	getThingList() Get the list of things in this ontology
java.net.URL	getUrl() Get the URL for this ontology
void	loadFromXml(org.w3c.dom.Element element) Load this ontology description from the XML element.
void	setLabel(java.lang.String ontLabel) Set the label for this ontology
void	setName(java.lang.String ontName) Set the name for this ontology.
void	setPrior(java.net.URL priorVersion) Set the prior version for this ontology
void	setUrl(java.net.URL ontUrl) Set the URL for this ontology

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OwlOntology

public OwlOntology(org.w3c.dom.Element elem)

Construct an ontology object from an element within an OWL file. This constructor parses the element, which should be an owl:Ontology element, for its relevant components.

Parameters:

elem - the owl:Ontology element

OwlOntology

public OwlOntology(java.lang.String ontologyName)

Construct a new empty ontology object with the given name.

Parameters:

ontologyName - the ontology name

Method Detail

addComment

public void addComment(java.lang.String comment)

Add a comment to this ontology

Parameters:

comment - the comment to add.

addImport

public void addImport(java.net.URL importUrl)

Add an import to this ontology

Parameters:

importUrl - the URL of the ontology to import.

addOwlClass

public void addOwlClass(OwlClass owlClass)

Add an OwlClass to the ontology

Parameters:

owlClass - the OwlClass to add

addOwlProperty

public void addOwlProperty(OwlProperty prop)

Add an OwlProperty to the ontology

Parameters:

prop - the OwlProperty to add

addOwlThing

public void addOwlThing(OwlThing thing)

Add an OwlThing to the ontology

Parameters:

thing - the OwlThing to add

getClassList

public java.util.ArrayList<OwlClass> getClassList()

Get the list of classes in this ontology

Returns:

the class list

getComments

public java.util.HashSet<java.lang.String> getComments()

Get comments for this ontology

Returns:

the comments for this ontology

getImports

public java.util.HashSet<java.net.URL> getImports()

Get imports for this ontology

Returns:

the imports for this ontology

getLabel

public java.lang.String getLabel()

Get the label for this ontology

Returns:

the label for this ontology

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name for this ontology.

Returns:

the ontology name

getPrior

public java.net.URL getPrior()

Get the prior version for this ontology

Returns:

the prior version for this ontology

getPropList

public java.util.ArrayList<OwlProperty> getPropList()

Get the list of properties in this ontology

Returns:

the property list

getThingList

public java.util.ArrayList<OwlThing> getThingList()

Get the list of things in this ontology

Returns:

the thing list

getUrl

public java.net.URL getUrl()

Get the URL for this ontology

Returns:

the url for this ontology

loadFromXml

public void loadFromXml(org.w3c.dom.Element element)

Load this ontology description from the XML element. This method parses the element and loads the relevant data from the child elements into their places. It also attempts to load any ontologies which are imported by this ontology.

Parameters:

element - the owl:Ontology element

setLabel

public void setLabel(java.lang.String ontLabel)

Set the label for this ontology

Parameters:

ontLabel - the label for this ontology

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String ontName)

Set the name for this ontology.

Parameters:

ontName - the ontology name

setPrior

public void setPrior(java.net.URL priorVersion)

Set the prior version for this ontology

Parameters:

priorVersion - the prior version for this ontology

setUrl

public void setUrl(java.net.URL ontUrl)

Set the URL for this ontology

Parameters:

ontUrl - the URL for this ontology