org.semanticweb.owl.io
Class FileInputSource

java.lang.Object
  org.semanticweb.owl.io.FileInputSource

All Implemented Interfaces:

OWLOntologyInputSource

public class FileInputSource
extends java.lang.Object
implements OWLOntologyInputSource

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University Of Manchester
Bio-Health Informatics Group
Date: 17-Nov-2007

A convenience class which will prepare an input source from a file.

Constructor Summary

FileInputSource(java.io.File file)
Constructs an ontology input source using the specified file.

Method Summary

java.io.InputStream	getInputStream() If an input stream can be obtained from this input source then this method creates it.
java.net.URI	getPhysicalURI() Gets the physical URI of the ontology.
java.io.Reader	getReader() Gets a reader which can be used to read an ontology from.
boolean	isInputStreamAvailable() Determines if an input stream is available which an ontology can be parsed from.
boolean	isReaderAvailable() Determines if a reader is available which an ontology can be parsed from.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FileInputSource

public FileInputSource(java.io.File file)

Constructs an ontology input source using the specified file.

Parameters:

file - The file from which a concrete representation of an ontology will be obtained.

Method Detail

getPhysicalURI

public java.net.URI getPhysicalURI()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyInputSource

Gets the physical URI of the ontology.

Specified by:

getPhysicalURI in interface OWLOntologyInputSource

Returns:

A URI which represents the physical URI of an ontology - this will never be null.

isInputStreamAvailable

public boolean isInputStreamAvailable()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyInputSource

Determines if an input stream is available which an ontology can be parsed from.

Specified by:

isInputStreamAvailable in interface OWLOntologyInputSource

Returns:

true if an input stream can be obtained, false if an input stream cannot be obtained from this input source.

getInputStream

public java.io.InputStream getInputStream()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyInputSource

If an input stream can be obtained from this input source then this method creates it. This method may be called multiple times. Each invocation will return a new input stream. This method should not be called if the isInputStreamAvailable method returns false.

Specified by:

getInputStream in interface OWLOntologyInputSource

Returns:

A new input stream which the ontology can be read from.

isReaderAvailable

public boolean isReaderAvailable()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyInputSource

Determines if a reader is available which an ontology can be parsed from.

Specified by:

isReaderAvailable in interface OWLOntologyInputSource

Returns:

true if a reader can be ontained from this input source, or false if a reader cannot be obtained from this input source.

getReader

public java.io.Reader getReader()

Description copied from interface: OWLOntologyInputSource

Gets a reader which can be used to read an ontology from. This method may be called multiple times. Each invocation will return a new Reader. This method should not be called if the isReaderAvailable method returns false

Specified by:

getReader in interface OWLOntologyInputSource

Returns:

A new Reader which the ontology can be read from.