it.unibz.inf.ontop.model.type

Interface TermTypeAncestry

All Superinterfaces:

TermTypeHierarchy<TermType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

TermTypeAncestryImpl

public interface TermTypeAncestry
extends TermTypeHierarchy<TermType>

Ancestry: "natural" hierarchy of Term types

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
TermType	getClosestCommonAncestor(TermTypeAncestry otherAncestry) All the term types are expected to have the same origin
TermTypeAncestry	newAncestry(TermType childType) Builds a new ancestry

Methods inherited from interface it.unibz.inf.ontop.model.type.TermTypeHierarchy

contains, getTermTypes

Method Detail

getClosestCommonAncestor

TermType getClosestCommonAncestor(TermTypeAncestry otherAncestry)

All the term types are expected to have the same origin

newAncestry

TermTypeAncestry newAncestry(TermType childType)

Builds a new ancestry