org.semanticweb.owl.model
Interface OWLIndividual

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, OWLEntity, OWLNamedObject, OWLObject, OWLOntologyObject, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

OWLIndividualImpl

public interface OWLIndividual

extends OWLEntity

An individual object. Each individual has a description and possibly an identifier.

Version:

$Id: OWLIndividual.java,v 1.1.1.1 2003/10/14 17:10:08 sean_bechhofer Exp $

Method Summary

Map	getDataPropertyValues(OWLOntology o) Returns a Map which encapsulates the relationship between this individual and data values in the given ontology.
Map	getDataPropertyValues(Set ontologies) Returns a Map which encapsulates the relationship between this individual and data values in the given ontology.
Map	getIncomingObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology o) Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between other individuals and this individual in the given ontology.
Map	getIncomingObjectPropertyValues(Set ontologies) Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between other individuals and this individual in the given ontology.
Map	getObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology o) Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between this individual and other individuals in the given ontology.
Map	getObjectPropertyValues(Set ontologies) Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between this individual and other individuals in the given ontology.
Set	getTypes(OWLOntology o) Returns a list of the OWLDescriptions that this individual is asserted as being an instance of in the given ontology.
Set	getTypes(Set ontologies) Returns a list of the OWLDescriptions that this individual is asserted as being an instance of in the given ontologies.
boolean	isAnonymous() Indicates whether the individual is anonymous or not.

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.OWLObject

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

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

getOntologies

Method Detail

isAnonymous

public boolean isAnonymous()
                    throws OWLException

Indicates whether the individual is anonymous or not. The whole issue of anonymous individuals will need particular thought and probably refactoring....

OWLException

getTypes

public Set getTypes(OWLOntology o)
             throws OWLException

Returns a list of the OWLDescriptions that this individual is asserted as being an instance of in the given ontology.

OWLException

getTypes

public Set getTypes(Set ontologies)
             throws OWLException

Returns a list of the OWLDescriptions that this individual is asserted as being an instance of in the given ontologies.

OWLException

getObjectPropertyValues

public Map getObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology o)
                            throws OWLException

Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between this individual and other individuals in the given ontology.

OWLException

getObjectPropertyValues

public Map getObjectPropertyValues(Set ontologies)
                            throws OWLException

Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between this individual and other individuals in the given ontology.

OWLException

getDataPropertyValues

public Map getDataPropertyValues(OWLOntology o)
                          throws OWLException

Returns a Map which encapsulates the relationship between this individual and data values in the given ontology.

OWLException

getDataPropertyValues

public Map getDataPropertyValues(Set ontologies)
                          throws OWLException

Returns a Map which encapsulates the relationship between this individual and data values in the given ontology.

OWLException

getIncomingObjectPropertyValues

public Map getIncomingObjectPropertyValues(Set ontologies)
                                    throws OWLException

Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between other individuals and this individual in the given ontology. This is useful if we want to check properties of the individual graphs, for example to check that anonymous individuals are only involved in tree structures.

OWLException

getIncomingObjectPropertyValues

public Map getIncomingObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology o)
                                    throws OWLException

Returns a Map which encapsulate the relationships between other individuals and this individual in the given ontology. This is useful if we want to check properties of the individual graphs, for example to check that anonymous individuals are only involved in tree structures.

OWLException