org.semanticweb.elk.owl.managers
Interface ElkObjectRecycler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DummyElkObjectRecycler, ElkEntityRecycler

public interface ElkObjectRecycler

Interface for classes using which one can reuse already created ElkObjects.

Author:

Markus Kroetzsch, "Yevgeny Kazakov"

Method Summary

ElkObject

recycle(ElkObject object) Process the given ElkObject and either return itself, or another (previously processed) ElkObject that is structurally equivalent to the given one.

Method Detail

recycle

ElkObject recycle(ElkObject object)

Process the given ElkObject and either return itself, or another (previously processed) ElkObject that is structurally equivalent to the given one.

Parameters:

object - the input ElkObject which should be processed

Returns:

an ElkObject that is structurally equivalent to the given object