it.polito.elite.doseWS.wrappers
Interface Ontology

All Known Implementing Classes:

OntologyImpl

public interface Ontology

Method Summary

java.util.Vector	getAllClasses() Provides a Vector containing all ontology concepts as URIs.
java.util.Hashtable	getAllRelations()
java.lang.String	getDefinition(java.lang.String topicURI, java.lang.String language) Returns the language-dependent definition of a concept.
java.util.Vector	getRelationEnds(java.lang.String topicURI, java.lang.String relationURI)
java.util.Set	getRoots()
java.util.Iterator	getSubClasses(java.lang.String topicURI) Retrieves all direct sub-classes of the given concept.
java.util.Iterator	getSuperClasses(java.lang.String topicURI) Retrieves all direct super-classes of the given concept.
java.lang.String	getTitle(java.lang.String topicURI, java.lang.String language) Returns the language-dependent title of a concept.

Method Detail

getAllClasses

public java.util.Vector getAllClasses()

Provides a Vector containing all ontology concepts as URIs.

Returns:

The Vector containing all ontology concepts.

getRoots

public java.util.Set getRoots()

getSubClasses

public java.util.Iterator getSubClasses(java.lang.String topicURI)

Retrieves all direct sub-classes of the given concept.

Returns:

An Iterator containing all sub-classes expressed as URIs.

getSuperClasses

public java.util.Iterator getSuperClasses(java.lang.String topicURI)

Retrieves all direct super-classes of the given concept.

Returns:

An Iterator containing all super-classes expressed as URIs.

getAllRelations

public java.util.Hashtable getAllRelations()

getRelationEnds

public java.util.Vector getRelationEnds(java.lang.String topicURI,
                                        java.lang.String relationURI)

getTitle

public java.lang.String getTitle(java.lang.String topicURI,
                                 java.lang.String language)

Returns the language-dependent title of a concept.

Parameters:

topicURI - The URI of a concept.

language - The language code.

Returns:

The title.

getDefinition

public java.lang.String getDefinition(java.lang.String topicURI,
                                      java.lang.String language)

Returns the language-dependent definition of a concept.

Parameters:

topicURI - The URI of a concept.

language - The language code.

Returns:

The definition.