org.semanticweb.owlapi.model
Interface SWRLVariable

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Comparable<OWLObject>, OWLObject, SWRLArgument, SWRLDArgument, SWRLIArgument, SWRLObject

All Known Implementing Classes:

SWRLVariableImpl

public interface SWRLVariable
extends SWRLIArgument, SWRLDArgument

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University Of Manchester
Medical Informatics Group
Date: Jan 15, 2007

matthew.horridge@cs.man.ac.uk
www.cs.man.ac.uk/~horridgm

Represents a varaible that can appear in an atom. Variable can either be place holders for individuals or literals. Variables are named with IRIs.

Method Summary

IRI	getIRI() Gets the variable IRI that names the variable

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.SWRLObject

accept, accept

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLObject

accept, accept, getClassesInSignature, getDataPropertiesInSignature, getDatatypesInSignature, getIndividualsInSignature, getNestedClassExpressions, getObjectPropertiesInSignature, getSignature, isBottomEntity, isTopEntity

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.SWRLObject

accept, accept

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLObject

accept, accept, getClassesInSignature, getDataPropertiesInSignature, getDatatypesInSignature, getIndividualsInSignature, getNestedClassExpressions, getObjectPropertiesInSignature, getSignature, isBottomEntity, isTopEntity

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getIRI

IRI getIRI()

Gets the variable IRI that names the variable

Returns:

The IRI that represents the name of the variable