org.semanticweb.owl.util
Class OWLEntityURIConverter

java.lang.Object
  org.semanticweb.owl.util.OWLEntityURIConverter

public class OWLEntityURIConverter
extends java.lang.Object

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University Of Manchester
Bio-Health Informatics Group
Date: 25-Nov-2007

Performs a bulk conversion/translation of entity URIs. This utility class can be used to replace entity names with IDs for example. The entity converter is supplied with a set of ontologies and a conversion strategy. All of the entities that are referenced in the specified ontologies will have their URIs converted according the specified conversion strategy.

Constructor Summary

OWLEntityURIConverter(OWLOntologyManager manager, java.util.Set<OWLOntology> ontologies, OWLEntityURIConverterStrategy strategy)
Creates a converter that will convert the URIs of entities in the specified ontologies using the specified conversion strategy.

Method Summary

java.util.List<OWLOntologyChange>

getChanges() Gets the changes required to perform the conversion.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OWLEntityURIConverter

public OWLEntityURIConverter(OWLOntologyManager manager,
                             java.util.Set<OWLOntology> ontologies,
                             OWLEntityURIConverterStrategy strategy)

Creates a converter that will convert the URIs of entities in the specified ontologies using the specified conversion strategy.

Parameters:

manager - The manager which managers the specified ontologies.

ontologies - The ontologies whose entity URIs will be converted

strategy - The conversion strategy to be used.

Method Detail

getChanges

public java.util.List<OWLOntologyChange> getChanges()

Gets the changes required to perform the conversion.

Returns:

A list of ontology changes that should be applied in order to convert the URI of entities in the specified ontologies.