org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.taxonomy.model
Interface InstanceTaxonomy<T extends ElkObject,I extends ElkObject>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of objects in the nodes of this taxonomy

I - the type of instances of nodes of this taxonomy

All Superinterfaces:

Taxonomy<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

IndividualClassTaxonomy, UpdateableInstanceTaxonomy<T,I>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcurrentInstanceTaxonomy, SingletoneInstanceTaxonomy

public interface InstanceTaxonomy<T extends ElkObject,I extends ElkObject>
extends Taxonomy<T>

Extended Taxonomy that also provides instances for each of its members.

Author:

Markus Kroetzsch, "Yevgeny Kazakov"

Method Summary

TypeNode<T,I>	getBottomNode()
InstanceNode<T,I>	getInstanceNode(I elkObject)
Set<? extends InstanceNode<T,I>>	getInstanceNodes() Obtain an unmodifiable Set of all instance nodes in this taxonomy.
TypeNode<T,I>	getTopNode()
TypeNode<T,I>	getTypeNode(T elkObject)
Set<? extends TypeNode<T,I>>	getTypeNodes() Obtain an unmodifiable Set of all type nodes in this taxonomy.

Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.taxonomy.model.Taxonomy

getNode, getNodes

Method Detail

getTypeNode

TypeNode<T,I> getTypeNode(T elkObject)

Parameters:

elkObject - ElkObject for which the TypeNode to be computed

Returns:

the TypeNode containing the given ElkObject as a member, or null if the input does not occur in the taxonomy

getTypeNodes

Set<? extends TypeNode<T,I>> getTypeNodes()

Obtain an unmodifiable Set of all type nodes in this taxonomy.

Returns:

an unmodifiable Set

getInstanceNode

InstanceNode<T,I> getInstanceNode(I elkObject)

Parameters:

elkObject - ElkObject for which the InstanceNode to be computed

Returns:

the InstanceNode containing the given ElkObject as a member, or null if the input does not occur in the taxonomy

getInstanceNodes

Set<? extends InstanceNode<T,I>> getInstanceNodes()

Obtain an unmodifiable Set of all instance nodes in this taxonomy.

Returns:

an unmodifiable Set

getTopNode

TypeNode<T,I> getTopNode()

Specified by:

getTopNode in interface Taxonomy<T extends ElkObject>

Returns:

the node of this taxonomy that has no parent nodes

getBottomNode

TypeNode<T,I> getBottomNode()

Specified by:

getBottomNode in interface Taxonomy<T extends ElkObject>

Returns:

the node of this taxonomy that has no child nodes