org.semanticweb.owlapi.model
Interface OWLImportsDeclaration

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<OWLImportsDeclaration>

All Known Implementing Classes:

OWLImportsDeclarationImpl

public interface OWLImportsDeclaration
extends java.lang.Comparable<OWLImportsDeclaration>

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

Represents an import statement in an ontology.

Method Summary

IRI	getIRI() Gets the import IRI
java.net.URI	getURI() A convenience method to obtain the import IRI as a URI

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getIRI

IRI getIRI()

Gets the import IRI

Returns:

The import IRI that points to the ontology to be imported. The imported ontology should have this IRI as its IRI (although this isn't enforced).

getURI

java.net.URI getURI()

A convenience method to obtain the import IRI as a URI

Returns:

The import IRI as a URI