org.coode.owlapi.rdfxml.parser

Interface ClassExpressionTranslator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractClassExpressionTranslator, DataAllValuesFromTranslator, DataCardinalityTranslator, DataHasValueTranslator, DataMaxCardinalityTranslator, DataMaxQualifiedCardinalityTranslator, DataMinCardinalityTranslator, DataMinQualifiedCardinalityTranslator, DataQualifiedCardinalityTranslator, DataSomeValuesFromTranslator, NamedClassTranslator, ObjectAllValuesFromTranslator, ObjectCardinalityTranslator, ObjectComplementOfTranslator, ObjectHasSelfTranslator, ObjectHasValueTranslator, ObjectIntersectionOfTranslator, ObjectMaxCardinalityTranslator, ObjectMaxQualifiedCardinalityTranslator, ObjectMinCardinalityTranslator, ObjectMinQualifiedCardinalityTranslator, ObjectOneOfTranslator, ObjectQualifiedCardinalityTranslator, ObjectSomeValuesFromTranslator, ObjectUnionOfTranslator

public interface ClassExpressionTranslator

Give a node in an RDF graph, which represents the main node of an OWL class expression, the ClassExpressionTranslator consumes the triples that represent the class expression, and translates the triples to the appropriate OWL API OWLClassExpression object.

Author:

Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health Informatics Group, Date: 08-Dec-2006

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	matches(IRI mainNode, Mode mode)
boolean	matchesLax(IRI mainNode)
boolean	matchesStrict(IRI mainNode)
OWLClassExpression	translate(IRI mainNode) Translates the specified main node into an OWLClassExpression.

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(IRI mainNode,
                Mode mode)

Parameters:

mainNode - mainNode

mode - mode

Returns:

true if matches

matchesStrict

boolean matchesStrict(IRI mainNode)

Parameters:

mainNode - mainNode

Returns:

true if matches strict

matchesLax

boolean matchesLax(IRI mainNode)

Parameters:

mainNode - mainNode

Returns:

true if lax match

translate

OWLClassExpression translate(IRI mainNode)

Translates the specified main node into an OWLClassExpression. All triples used in the translation are consumed.

Parameters:

mainNode - The main node of the set of triples that represent the class expression.

Returns:

The class expression that represents the translation.