org.semanticweb.owlapi.model

Interface OWLEntityByTypeProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:

OWLDataFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

OWLDataFactoryImpl

public interface OWLEntityByTypeProvider

Author:

Matthew Horridge, Stanford University, Bio-Medical Informatics Research Group, Date: 29/07/2013

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<E extends OWLEntity> E	getOWLEntity(EntityType<E> entityType, IRI iri) Gets an entity that has the specified IRI and is of the specified type.

Method Detail

getOWLEntity

<E extends OWLEntity> E getOWLEntity(EntityType<E> entityType,
                                     IRI iri)

Gets an entity that has the specified IRI and is of the specified type.

Type Parameters:

E - entity type

Parameters:

entityType - The type of the entity that will be returned. Not null .

iri - The IRI of the entity that will be returned. Not null.

Returns:

An entity that has the same IRI as this entity and is of the specified type. Not null.