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

All Superinterfaces:

InstanceTaxonomy<T,I>, Taxonomy<T>, UpdateableTaxonomy<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

IndividualClassTaxonomy

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcurrentInstanceTaxonomy

public interface UpdateableInstanceTaxonomy<T extends ElkObject,I extends ElkObject>
extends InstanceTaxonomy<T,I>, UpdateableTaxonomy<T>

Author:

Pavel Klinov pavel.klinov@uni-ulm.de

Method Summary

UpdateableInstanceNode<T,I>	getCreateInstanceNode(Collection<I> member)
UpdateableTypeNode<T,I>	getCreateTypeNode(Collection<T> member)
UpdateableInstanceNode<T,I>	getInstanceNode(I individual)
UpdateableTypeNode<T,I>	getUpdateableTopNode()
UpdateableTypeNode<T,I>	getUpdateableTypeNode(T elkObject)
boolean	removeInstanceNode(I instance)

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

getBottomNode, getInstanceNodes, getTopNode, getTypeNode, getTypeNodes

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

addToBottomNode, getCreateNode, getUpdateableBottomNode, getUpdateableNode, getUpdateableNodes, removeNode

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

getNode, getNodes

Method Detail

getCreateTypeNode

UpdateableTypeNode<T,I> getCreateTypeNode(Collection<T> member)

getCreateInstanceNode

UpdateableInstanceNode<T,I> getCreateInstanceNode(Collection<I> member)

getUpdateableTypeNode

UpdateableTypeNode<T,I> getUpdateableTypeNode(T elkObject)

removeInstanceNode

boolean removeInstanceNode(I instance)

getUpdateableTopNode

UpdateableTypeNode<T,I> getUpdateableTopNode()

Specified by:

getUpdateableTopNode in interface UpdateableTaxonomy<T extends ElkObject>

getInstanceNode

UpdateableInstanceNode<T,I> getInstanceNode(I individual)

Specified by:

getInstanceNode in interface InstanceTaxonomy<T extends ElkObject,I extends ElkObject>

Parameters:

individual - 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