org.semanticweb.owl.model
Interface OWLClass

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, OWLDeprecatableObject, OWLDescription, OWLEntity, OWLNamedObject, OWLObject, OWLOntologyObject, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

OWLClassImpl

public interface OWLClass

extends OWLDescription, OWLEntity, OWLDeprecatableObject

An OWL Class represents a named class within an ontology. If "anonymous" classes are used within descriptions, then the appropriate description should be used. A Class may have a number of definitions associated with it. Each definition will be within the context of a particular ontology.

Version:

$Id: OWLClass.java,v 1.2 2003/12/02 10:01:11 sean_bechhofer Exp $

Method Summary

Set	getEnumerations(OWLOntology o) Returns the enumerations that have been asserted as being equivalent to this class in the given ontology.
Set	getEnumerations(Set ontologies) Returns the enumerations that have been asserted as being equivalent to this class in any of the given ontologies.
Set	getEquivalentClasses(OWLOntology o) Returns equivalent classes to this class in the given ontology.
Set	getEquivalentClasses(Set ontologies) Returns equivalent classes to this class in any of the given ontologies.
Set	getSuperClasses(OWLOntology o) Returns the explicit superclasses of this class in the given ontology.
Set	getSuperClasses(Set ontologies) Returns the explicit superclasses of this class in any of the given ontologies.

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLDescription

accept

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLObject

accept, clone, getAnnotations, getAnnotations, getContainedObjects, getMetadata, getOWLConnection, getOWLDataFactory

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLEntity

accept

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLNamedObject

getURI

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLOntologyObject

getOntologies

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLDeprecatableObject

isDeprecated

Method Detail

getSuperClasses

public Set getSuperClasses(OWLOntology o)
                    throws OWLException

Returns the explicit superclasses of this class in the given ontology. Returns a collection of OWLDescriptions. Each description in this list provides necessary conditions for class membership.

OWLException

getSuperClasses

public Set getSuperClasses(Set ontologies)
                    throws OWLException

Returns the explicit superclasses of this class in any of the given ontologies. Each description in this list provides necessary conditions for class membership.

OWLException

getEquivalentClasses

public Set getEquivalentClasses(OWLOntology o)
                         throws OWLException

Returns equivalent classes to this class in the given ontology. Returns a collection of OWLFrames. Each frame in the list provides necessary and sufficient conditions for the class. There may be several equivalences in which case all are deemed to be equivalent.

OWLException

getEquivalentClasses

public Set getEquivalentClasses(Set ontologies)
                         throws OWLException

Returns equivalent classes to this class in any of the given ontologies. Each description in the list provides necessary and sufficient conditions for the class. There may be several equivalences in which case all are deemed to be equivalent.

OWLException

getEnumerations

public Set getEnumerations(Set ontologies)
                    throws OWLException

Returns the enumerations that have been asserted as being equivalent to this class in any of the given ontologies. Each Enumeration in the collection provides an enumeration of all the individuals in the class. Note that if this collection contains more than one enumeration, then implicit equivalances between individuals may be being asserted.

OWLException

getEnumerations

public Set getEnumerations(OWLOntology o)
                    throws OWLException

Returns the enumerations that have been asserted as being equivalent to this class in the given ontology. Each Enumeration in the collection provides an enumeration of all the individuals in the class. Note that if this collection contains more than one enumeration, then implicit equivalances between individuals may be being asserted.

OWLException