org.semanticweb.owlapi.model
Class NodeID

java.lang.Object
  org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.NodeID

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<NodeID>

Direct Known Subclasses:

NodeID.NodeIDImpl

public abstract class NodeID
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable<NodeID>

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University of Manchester
Information Management Group
Date: 15-Jan-2009

Represents the Node ID for anonymous individuals

Nested Class Summary

static class

NodeID.NodeIDImpl

Constructor Summary

NodeID()

Method Summary

abstract java.lang.String	getID() Gets the string representation of the node ID.
static NodeID	getNodeID() Creates a NodeID with an auto-generated identified.
static NodeID	getNodeID(java.lang.String id) Gets a NodeID with a specific identifier string

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Constructor Detail

NodeID

public NodeID()

Method Detail

getID

public abstract java.lang.String getID()

Gets the string representation of the node ID. This will begin with _:

Returns:

The string representation of the node ID.

getNodeID

public static NodeID getNodeID(java.lang.String id)

Gets a NodeID with a specific identifier string

Parameters:

id - The String that identifies the node. If the String doesn't start with "_:" then this will be concatenated to the front of the specified id String

Returns:

A NodeID

getNodeID

public static NodeID getNodeID()

Creates a NodeID with an auto-generated identified. A new identifier will be generated each time this method is called.

Returns:

A new NodeID