org.semanticweb.owl.model.change
Class OntologyChange

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.semanticweb.owl.model.change.OntologyChange

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddAnnotationInstance, AddClassAxiom, AddDataPropertyInstance, AddDataPropertyRange, AddDataType, AddDomain, AddEntity, AddEnumeration, AddEquivalentClass, AddImport, AddIndividualAxiom, AddIndividualClass, AddInverse, AddObjectPropertyInstance, AddObjectPropertyRange, AddPropertyAxiom, AddSuperClass, AddSuperProperty, RemoveClassAxiom, RemoveEntity, RemoveEnumeration, RemoveEquivalentClass, RemoveSuperClass, SetDeprecated, SetFunctional, SetInverseFunctional, SetLogicalURI, SetOneToOne, SetSymmetric, SetTransitive

public abstract class OntologyChange

extends Object

Base class that represents a change to an ontology. Each change holds a reference to the ontology within which the change should occur, and may also specify an event which causes this change to occur (allowing the chaining of events).

Version:

$Id: OntologyChange.java,v 1.1.1.1 2003/10/14 17:10:09 sean_bechhofer Exp $

Field Summary

protected OntologyChange	cause The possible cause of the event
protected OWLOntology	ontology The ontology within which the change should occur.

Constructor Summary

OntologyChange(OWLOntology ontology, OntologyChange cause)

Method Summary

abstract void	accept(ChangeVisitor visitor) Accept a visit from a change visitor.
OntologyChange	getCause()
OWLOntology	getOntology()
void	setCause(OntologyChange cause)
void	setOntology(OWLOntology ontology)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ontology

protected OWLOntology ontology

The ontology within which the change should occur.

cause

protected OntologyChange cause

The possible cause of the event

Constructor Detail

OntologyChange

public OntologyChange(OWLOntology ontology,
                      OntologyChange cause)

Parameters:

ontology - an OWLOntology value

cause - a OntologyChange value

Method Detail

getOntology

public OWLOntology getOntology()

Returns:

an OWLOntology value

setOntology

public void setOntology(OWLOntology ontology)

Parameters:

ontology - an OWLOntology value

getCause

public OntologyChange getCause()

Returns:

a OntologyChange value

setCause

public void setCause(OntologyChange cause)

Parameters:

cause - a OntologyChange value

accept

public abstract void accept(ChangeVisitor visitor)
                     throws OWLException

Accept a visit from a change visitor.

Parameters:

visitor - a ChangeVisitor value

OWLException