edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl.model
Interface OWLAnonymousClass

All Superinterfaces:
edu.stanford.smi.protege.model.Cls, Comparable, edu.stanford.smi.protege.model.Frame, edu.stanford.smi.protege.model.Instance, OWLClass, ProtegeCls, ProtegeInstance, RDFObject, RDFResource, RDFSClass, Visitable
All Known Subinterfaces:
OWLAllValuesFrom, OWLCardinality, OWLCardinalityBase, OWLComplementClass, OWLEnumeratedClass, OWLExistentialRestriction, OWLHasValue, OWLIntersectionClass, OWLLogicalClass, OWLMaxCardinality, OWLMinCardinality, OWLNAryLogicalClass, OWLQuantifierRestriction, OWLRestriction, OWLSomeValuesFrom, OWLUnionClass
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractOWLAnonymousClass, AbstractOWLCardinalityBase, AbstractOWLLogicalClass, AbstractOWLNAryLogicalClass, AbstractOWLQuantifierRestriction, AbstractOWLRestriction, DefaultOWLAllValuesFrom, DefaultOWLCardinality, DefaultOWLComplementClass, DefaultOWLEnumeratedClass, DefaultOWLHasValue, DefaultOWLIntersectionClass, DefaultOWLMaxCardinality, DefaultOWLMinCardinality, DefaultOWLSomeValuesFrom, DefaultOWLUnionClass

public interface OWLAnonymousClass
extends OWLClass

The base class of all anonymous OWL class types. Anonymous classes should be handled with care, as they do follow some life cycle restrictions. Their life cycle depends on a host class, which references them. When the host class is deleted, then the frame store will automatically delete any depending anonymous classes. As a result, it is not permitted to share anonymous classes between instances.

Author:
Holger Knublauch

Method Summary
 OWLAnonymousClass getExpressionRoot()
          Gets the root of the expression three where this is a part of.
 OWLNamedClass getOwner()
          Gets the named class where this is attached to (directly or indirectly as part of a nested expression).
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl.model.RDFSClass
addClassListener, addSuperclass, createClone, createInstance, getDependingClasses, getEquivalentClasses, getImageIcon, getInferredInstanceCount, getInferredInstances, getInstanceCount, getInstances, getNamedSubclasses, getNamedSubclasses, getNamedSuperclasses, getNamedSuperclasses, getNestedBrowserText, getNestedNamedClasses, getParsableExpression, getPureSuperclasses, getSubclassCount, getSubclasses, getSuperclassCount, getSuperclasses, getUnionDomainProperties, getUnionDomainProperties, hasEquivalentClass, hasPropertyValueWithBrowserText, isAnonymous, isMetaclass, isSubclassOf, removeClassListener, removeSuperclass
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl.model.ProtegeCls
addClsListener, addDirectSuperclass, addDirectTemplateSlot, addTemplateFacetValue, addTemplateSlotValue, createDirectInstance, getBrowserSlotPattern, getConcreteSubclasses, getDirectBrowserSlotPattern, getDirectInstanceCount, getDirectInstances, getDirectlyOverriddenTemplateFacets, getDirectSubclassCount, getDirectSubclasses, getDirectSuperclassCount, getDirectSuperclasses, getDirectTemplateFacetValues, getDirectTemplateSlots, getDirectTemplateSlotValues, getInheritedBrowserSlotPattern, getInstanceCount, getInstances, getOverriddenTemplateFacets, getSubclasses, getSuperclasses, getTemplateFacets, getTemplateFacetValue, getTemplateFacetValues, getTemplateSlotAllowedClses, getTemplateSlotAllowedParents, getTemplateSlotAllowedValues, getTemplateSlotAllowsMultipleValues, getTemplateSlotDefaultValues, getTemplateSlotDocumentation, getTemplateSlotMaximumCardinality, getTemplateSlotMaximumValue, getTemplateSlotMinimumCardinality, getTemplateSlotMinimumValue, getTemplateSlots, getTemplateSlotValue, getTemplateSlotValues, getTemplateSlotValueType, getVisibleDirectSubclassCount, getVisibleDirectSubclasses, getVisibleTemplateSlots, hasDirectlyOverriddenTemplateFacet, hasDirectlyOverriddenTemplateSlot, hasDirectSuperclass, hasDirectTemplateSlot, hasInheritedTemplateSlot, hasOverriddenTemplateFacet, hasOverriddenTemplateSlot, hasSuperclass, hasTemplateFacet, hasTemplateSlot, isAbstract, isClsMetaCls, isConcrete, isDefaultClsMetaCls, isDefaultFacetMetaCls, isDefaultSlotMetaCls, isFacetMetaCls, isMetaCls, isRoot, isSlotMetaCls, moveDirectSubclass, moveDirectTemplateSlot, removeClsListener, removeDirectSuperclass, removeDirectTemplateSlot, removeTemplateFacetOverrides, setAbstract, setDirectBrowserSlot, setDirectBrowserSlotPattern, setDirectTypeOfSubclasses, setTemplateFacetValue, setTemplateFacetValues, setTemplateSlotAllowedClses, setTemplateSlotAllowedParents, setTemplateSlotAllowedValues, setTemplateSlotAllowsMultipleValues, setTemplateSlotDefaultValues, setTemplateSlotDocumentation, setTemplateSlotDocumentation, setTemplateSlotMaximumCardinality, setTemplateSlotMaximumValue, setTemplateSlotMinimumCardinality, setTemplateSlotMinimumValue, setTemplateSlotValue, setTemplateSlotValues, setTemplateSlotValueType
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl.model.ProtegeInstance
addDirectType, addFrameListener, addInstanceListener, addOwnFacetValue, addOwnSlotValue, areValidOwnSlotValues, copy, deepCopy, getBrowserText, getDirectOwnSlotValue, getDirectOwnSlotValues, getDirectType, getDirectTypes, getDocumentation, getFrameID, getIcon, getInvalidOwnSlotValuesText, getInvalidOwnSlotValueText, getKnowledgeBase, getOwnFacetValue, getOwnFacetValues, getOwnSlotAllowsMultipleValues, getOwnSlotAndSubslotValues, getOwnSlotDefaultValues, getOwnSlotFacets, getOwnSlotFacetValues, getOwnSlots, getOwnSlotValue, getOwnSlotValueCount, getOwnSlotValues, getOwnSlotValueType, getProject, getReachableSimpleInstances, getReferences, getReferences, hasDirectType, hasOwnSlot, hasType, isBeingDeleted, isDeleted, isEditable, isIncluded, isSystem, isValidOwnSlotValue, markDeleted, markDeleting, removeDirectType, removeFrameListener, removeInstanceListener, removeOwnSlotValue, setDirectOwnSlotValue, setDirectOwnSlotValues, setDirectType, setDirectTypes, setDocumentation, setDocumentation, setEditable, setIncluded, setOwnFacetValue, setOwnFacetValues, setOwnSlotValue, setOwnSlotValues, shallowCopy
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protege.model.Instance
moveDirectType
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protege.model.Frame
delete, getName, isValid, isVisible, moveDirectOwnSlotValue, setName, setVisible
 
Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protege.model.Cls
getBrowserSlot, getDirectBrowserSlot, getInheritedBrowserSlot
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl.model.RDFResource
addComment, addDifferentFrom, addIsDefinedBy, addLabel, addPropertyValue, addPropertyValueListener, addProtegeType, addRDFType, addResourceListener, addSameAs, addVersionInfo, as, canAs, delete, getAllValuesFromOnTypes, getBrowserText, getComments, getDifferentFrom, getHasValuesOnTypes, getIconLocation, getIconName, getInferredTypes, getIsDefinedBy, getLabels, getLocalName, getName, getNamespace, getNamespacePrefix, getOWLModel, getPossibleRDFProperties, getPropertyValue, getPropertyValue, getPropertyValueAs, getPropertyValueCount, getPropertyValueLiteral, getPropertyValueLiterals, getPropertyValues, getPropertyValues, getPropertyValuesAs, getProtegeType, getProtegeTypes, getRDFProperties, getRDFType, getRDFTypes, getReferringAnonymousClasses, getSameAs, getURI, getVersionInfo, hasPropertyValue, hasPropertyValue, hasPropertyValue, hasPropertyValue, hasProtegeType, hasProtegeType, hasRDFType, hasRDFType, isValidPropertyValue, isVisible, listPropertyValues, listPropertyValues, listPropertyValuesAs, listRDFTypes, removeComment, removeDifferentFrom, removeIsDefinedBy, removeLabel, removePropertyValue, removePropertyValueListener, removeProtegeType, removeRDFType, removeResourceListener, removeSameAs, removeVersionInfo, setComment, setComments, setInferredTypes, setName, setPropertyValue, setPropertyValues, setProtegeType, setProtegeTypes, setRDFType, setRDFTypes, setVisible
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl.model.RDFObject
equalsStructurally
 
Methods inherited from interface edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl.model.visitor.Visitable
accept
 

Method Detail

getExpressionRoot

public OWLAnonymousClass getExpressionRoot()
Gets the root of the expression three where this is a part of. For example, if this is the !A in the expression (!A & B), then this method will return the OWLIntersectionClass (!A & B).

Returns:
the root (may be this if noone is pointing to this)

getOwner

public OWLNamedClass getOwner()
Gets the named class where this is attached to (directly or indirectly as part of a nested expression).

Returns:
the owning named class