org.semanticweb.owl.model
Interface OWLIndividual

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<OWLObject>, OWLEntity, OWLNamedObject, OWLObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

OWLAnonymousIndividual

public interface OWLIndividual
extends OWLEntity, OWLNamedObject

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University Of Manchester
Bio-Health Informatics Group
Date: 25-Oct-2006

Represents a named or anonymous individual.

Method Summary

java.util.Map<OWLDataPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLConstant>>	getDataPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology) Gets the data property values for this individual
java.util.Set<OWLIndividual>	getDifferentIndividuals(OWLOntology ontology) A convenience method that examines axioms in the specified ontology to determine the individuals that are asserted to be different to this individual.
java.util.Map<OWLDataPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLConstant>>	getNegativeDataPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology) Gets the data property values that are explicitly asserted NOT to hold for this individual
java.util.Map<OWLObjectPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLIndividual>>	getNegativeObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology) Gets the object property values that are explicitly asserted NOT to hold for this individual
java.util.Map<OWLObjectPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLIndividual>>	getObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology) Gets the object property values for this individual.
java.util.Set<OWLIndividual>	getSameIndividuals(OWLOntology ontology) A convenience method that examines axioms in the specified ontology to determine the individuals that are asserted to be the same as this individual.
java.util.Set<OWLDescription>	getTypes(OWLOntology ontology) A convenience method, which gets the types of this individual, that correspond to the types asserted with axioms in the specified ontology.
java.util.Set<OWLDescription>	getTypes(java.util.Set<OWLOntology> ontologies) A convenience method that gets the types of this individual by examining the specified ontologies.
boolean	isAnonymous() Determines if this object represents an anonymous individual.

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLEntity

accept, accept, asOWLClass, asOWLDataProperty, asOWLDataType, asOWLIndividual, asOWLObjectProperty, getAnnotationAxioms, getAnnotations, getAnnotations, isOWLClass, isOWLDataProperty, isOWLDataType, isOWLIndividual, isOWLObjectProperty

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLNamedObject

accept, getURI

Method Detail

isAnonymous

boolean isAnonymous()

Determines if this object represents an anonymous individual.

Returns:

true if this object represents an anonymous individual (OWLAnonymousIndividual) or false if this object represents a named individual (OWLIndividual)

getTypes

java.util.Set<OWLDescription> getTypes(OWLOntology ontology)

A convenience method, which gets the types of this individual, that correspond to the types asserted with axioms in the specified ontology.

Parameters:

ontology - The ontology that should be examined for class assertion axioms in order to get the types for this individual.

Returns:

A set of descriptions that correspond the asserted types of this individual in the specified ontology.

getTypes

java.util.Set<OWLDescription> getTypes(java.util.Set<OWLOntology> ontologies)

A convenience method that gets the types of this individual by examining the specified ontologies.

Parameters:

ontologies - The ontologies to be examined for class assertions

Returns:

A set of descriptions that represent the types of this individual as asserted in the specified ontologies.

getObjectPropertyValues

java.util.Map<OWLObjectPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLIndividual>> getObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology)

Gets the object property values for this individual.

Returns:

A map, which maps object properties to sets of individuals.

getNegativeObjectPropertyValues

java.util.Map<OWLObjectPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLIndividual>> getNegativeObjectPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology)

Gets the object property values that are explicitly asserted NOT to hold for this individual

Parameters:

ontology - The ontology that should be examined for axioms

Returns:

A map containing the negative object property values

getDataPropertyValues

java.util.Map<OWLDataPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLConstant>> getDataPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology)

Gets the data property values for this individual

getNegativeDataPropertyValues

java.util.Map<OWLDataPropertyExpression,java.util.Set<OWLConstant>> getNegativeDataPropertyValues(OWLOntology ontology)

Gets the data property values that are explicitly asserted NOT to hold for this individual

Parameters:

ontology - The ontology that should be examined for axioms

Returns:

A map containing the negative data property values

getSameIndividuals

java.util.Set<OWLIndividual> getSameIndividuals(OWLOntology ontology)

A convenience method that examines axioms in the specified ontology to determine the individuals that are asserted to be the same as this individual.

Returns:

Individuals that have been asserted to be the same as this individual.

getDifferentIndividuals

java.util.Set<OWLIndividual> getDifferentIndividuals(OWLOntology ontology)

A convenience method that examines axioms in the specified ontology to determine the individuals that are asserted to be different to this individual.

Parameters:

ontology -

Returns: