com.hp.hpl.jena.ontology
Interface BooleanClassDescription

All Superinterfaces:

OntClass, OntResource, RDFNode, Resource

All Known Subinterfaces:

ComplementClass, IntersectionClass, UnionClass

public interface BooleanClassDescription

extends OntClass

Encapsulates a class description formed from a boolean combination of other class descriptions (ie union, intersection or complement).

Version:

CVS $Id: BooleanClassDescription.java,v 1.7 2003/07/15 14:44:11 chris-dollin Exp $

Author:

Ian Dickinson, HP Labs (email)

Method Summary

void	addOperand(Resource cls) Add a class the operands of this boolean expression.
void	addOperands(java.util.Iterator classes) Add all of the classes from the given iterator to the operands of this boolean expression.
RDFList	getOperands() Answer the list of operands for this Boolean class expression.
boolean	hasOperand(Resource cls) Answer true if this Boolean class expression has the given class as an operand.
ExtendedIterator	listOperands() Answer an iterator over all of the clases that are the operands of this Boolean class expression.
Property	operator() Answer the property that is used to construct this boolean expression, for example Profile.UNION_OF().
void	removeOperand(Resource res) Remove the given resource from the operands of this class expression.
void	setOperands(RDFList operands) Assert that the operands for this boolean class expression are the classes in the given list.

Methods inherited from interface com.hp.hpl.jena.ontology.OntClass

addDisjointWith, addEquivalentClass, addSubClass, addSuperClass, asComplementClass, asEnumeratedClass, asIntersectionClass, asRestriction, asUnionClass, convertToComplementClass, convertToEnumeratedClass, convertToIntersectionClass, convertToRestriction, convertToUnionClass, getDisjointWith, getEquivalentClass, getSubClass, getSuperClass, hasEquivalentClass, hasSubClass, hasSubClass, hasSuperClass, hasSuperClass, isComplementClass, isDisjointWith, isEnumeratedClass, isIntersectionClass, isRestriction, isUnionClass, listDeclaredProperties, listDeclaredProperties, listDisjointWith, listEquivalentClasses, listInstances, listSubClasses, listSubClasses, listSuperClasses, listSuperClasses, removeDisjointWith, removeEquivalentClass, removeSubClass, removeSuperClass, setDisjointWith, setEquivalentClass, setSubClass, setSuperClass

Methods inherited from interface com.hp.hpl.jena.ontology.OntResource

accessor, accessor, addComment, addComment, addDifferentFrom, addIsDefinedBy, addLabel, addLabel, addRDFType, addSameAs, addSeeAlso, addVersionInfo, asAllDifferent, asAnnotationProperty, asClass, asIndividual, asOntology, asProperty, getCardinality, getComment, getDifferentFrom, getIsDefinedBy, getLabel, getProfile, getPropertyValue, getRDFType, getRDFType, getSameAs, getSeeAlso, getVersionInfo, hasComment, hasComment, hasLabel, hasLabel, hasRDFType, hasRDFType, hasRDFType, hasSeeAlso, hasVersionInfo, isDefinedBy, isDifferentFrom, isSameAs, listComments, listDifferentFrom, listIsDefinedBy, listLabels, listPropertyValues, listRDFTypes, listSameAs, listSeeAlso, listVersionInfo, remove, removeComment, removeComment, removeDefinedBy, removeDifferentFrom, removeLabel, removeLabel, removeProperty, removeRDFType, removeSameAs, removeSeeAlso, removeVersionInfo, setComment, setDifferentFrom, setIsDefinedBy, setLabel, setPropertyValue, setRDFType, setSameAs, setSeeAlso, setVersionInfo

Methods inherited from interface com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Resource

abort, addProperty, addProperty, addProperty, addProperty, addProperty, addProperty, addProperty, addProperty, addProperty, begin, commit, equals, getId, getLocalName, getModel, getNameSpace, getNode, getProperty, getURI, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, hasProperty, isAnon, listProperties, listProperties, removeAll, removeProperties, toString

Methods inherited from interface com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.RDFNode

as, asNode, canAs, inModel, visitWith

Method Detail

setOperands

public void setOperands(RDFList operands)

Assert that the operands for this boolean class expression are the classes in the given list. Any existing statements for the operator will be removed.

Parameters:

operands - The list of operands to this expression.

Throws:

OntProfileException - If the operand property is not supported in the current language profile.

addOperand

public void addOperand(Resource cls)

Add a class the operands of this boolean expression.

Parameters:

cls - A class that will be added to the operands of this Boolean expression

Throws:

OntProfileException - If the operand property is not supported in the current language profile.

addOperands

public void addOperands(java.util.Iterator classes)

Add all of the classes from the given iterator to the operands of this boolean expression.

Parameters:

classes - A iterator over classes that will be added to the operands of this Boolean expression

Throws:

OntProfileException - If the operand property is not supported in the current language profile.

getOperands

public RDFList getOperands()

Answer the list of operands for this Boolean class expression.

Returns:

A list of the operands of this expression.

Throws:

OntProfileException - If the operand property is not supported in the current language profile.

listOperands

public ExtendedIterator listOperands()

Answer an iterator over all of the clases that are the operands of this Boolean class expression. Each element of the iterator will be an OntClass.

Returns:

An iterator over the operands of the expression.

Throws:

OntProfileException - If the operand property is not supported in the current language profile.

hasOperand

public boolean hasOperand(Resource cls)

Answer true if this Boolean class expression has the given class as an operand.

Parameters:

cls - A class to test

Returns:

True if the given class is an operand to this expression.

Throws:

OntProfileException - If the operand property is not supported in the current language profile.

removeOperand

public void removeOperand(Resource res)

Remove the given resource from the operands of this class expression.

Parameters:

res - An resource to be removed from the operands of this class expression

operator

public Property operator()

Answer the property that is used to construct this boolean expression, for example Profile.UNION_OF().

Returns:

The property used to construct this Boolean class expression.