org.semanticweb.elk.reasoner.taxonomy.model
Interface Taxonomy<T extends ElkObject>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of objects stored in this taxonomy

All Known Subinterfaces:

IndividualClassTaxonomy, InstanceTaxonomy<T,I>, UpdateableInstanceTaxonomy<T,I>, UpdateableTaxonomy<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcurrentClassTaxonomy, ConcurrentInstanceTaxonomy, SingletoneInstanceTaxonomy, SingletoneTaxonomy

public interface Taxonomy<T extends ElkObject>

A hierarchy of certain ElkObjects. For each such object, the taxonomy holds a TaxonomyNode object from which direct sub- and super- nodes can be retrieved.

Author:

Yevgeny Kazakov, Markus Kroetzsch, Frantisek Simancik

Method Summary

TaxonomyNode<T>	getBottomNode()
TaxonomyNode<T>	getNode(T elkObject) Returns the TaxonomyNode containing the given ElkObject as a member or null if the input does not occur in the taxonomy.
Set<? extends TaxonomyNode<T>>	getNodes() Obtain an unmodifiable Set of all nodes in this taxonomy.
TaxonomyNode<T>	getTopNode()

Method Detail

getNode

TaxonomyNode<T> getNode(T elkObject)

Returns the TaxonomyNode containing the given ElkObject as a member or null if the input does not occur in the taxonomy.

Parameters:

elkObject - the ElkObject for which to return the TaxonomyNode

Returns:

the TaxonomyNode for the specified input ElkObject

getNodes

Set<? extends TaxonomyNode<T>> getNodes()

Obtain an unmodifiable Set of all nodes in this taxonomy.

Returns:

an unmodifiable Collection

getTopNode

TaxonomyNode<T> getTopNode()

Returns:

the node of this taxonomy that has no parent nodes

getBottomNode

TaxonomyNode<T> getBottomNode()

Returns:

the node of this taxonomy that has no child nodes