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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.model;
import java.util.Set;
/**
* Author: Matthew Horridge
The University of Manchester
Information Management Group
* Date: 13-Jan-2009
*
* Represents an AnnotationProperty
* in the OWL 2 specification.
*/
public interface OWLAnnotationProperty extends OWLEntity {
/**
* Determines if this annotation property has an IRI corresponding to rdfs:comment.
* @return true if the IRI of this annotation property is
* rdfs:comment, where rdfs: expands to the usual prefix, otherwise false.
*/
boolean isComment();
/**
* Determines if this annotation property has an IRI corresponding to rdfs:label.
* @return true if the IRI of this annotation property is
* rdfs:label, where rdfs: expands to the usual prefix, otherwise false.
*/
boolean isLabel();
/**
* Determines if this annotation property has an IRI corresponding to owl:deprecated. An annotation
* along the owl:deprecated property which has a value of "true"^^xsd:boolean can be
* used to deprecate IRIs. (See http://www.w3.org/TR/2009/REC-owl2-syntax-20091027/#Annotation_Properties
* of the OWL 2 specification.
* @return true if the IRI of this annotation property is
* owl:deprecated, where owl: expands to the usual prefix, otherwise false.
*/
boolean isDeprecated();
/**
* Gets the annotation properties which are asserted to be sub-properties of this annotation property in
* the specified ontology.
* @param ontology The ontology to be examined for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms.
* @return A set of annotation properties such that for each property p in the set, it is
* the case that ontology contains an SubAnnotationPropertyOf(p, this) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* @since 3.2
*/
Set getSubProperties(OWLOntology ontology);
/**
* Gets the annotation properties which are asserted to be sub-properties of this annotation property in
* the specified ontology and potentially its imports closure.
* @param ontology The ontology to be examined for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms.
* @param includeImportsClosure if true then the imports closure of this ontology is searched
* for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms that assert this property is the super property of some
* other annotation property. If false then only ontology is searched.
* @return If includeImportsClosure is true, a set of annotation properties such that for
* each property p in the set, it is
* the case that at least one ontology in the imports closure contains a
* SubAnnotationPropertyOf(p, this) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* If includeImportsClosure is false, a set of annotation properties such that for
* each property p in the set, it is
* the case that ontology contains a
* SubAnnotationPropertyOf(p, this) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* @since 3.2
*/
Set getSubProperties(OWLOntology ontology, boolean includeImportsClosure);
/**
* Gets the annotation properties which are asserted to be sub-properties of this annotation property in
* the specified set of ontologies.
* @param ontologies The set of ontologies to be examined for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms.
* @return A set of annotation properties such that for
* each property p in the set, it is
* the case that at least one ontology in ontologies contains a
* SubAnnotationPropertyOf(p, this) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* @since 3.2
*/
Set getSubProperties(Set ontologies);
/**
* Gets the annotation properties which are asserted to be super-properties of this annotation property in
* the specified ontology.
* @param ontology The ontology to be examined for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms.
* @return A set of annotation properties such that for each property p in the set, it is
* the case that ontology contains an SubAnnotationPropertyOf(this, p) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* @since 3.2
*/
Set getSuperProperties(OWLOntology ontology);
/**
* Gets the annotation properties which are asserted to be super-properties of this annotation property in
* the specified ontology and potentially its imports closure.
* @param ontology The ontology to be examined for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms.
* @param includeImportsClosure if true then the imports closure of this ontology is searched
* for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms that assert this property is the super property of some
* other annotation property. If false then only ontology is searched.
* @return If includeImportsClosure is true, a set of annotation properties such that for
* each property p in the set, it is
* the case that at least one ontology in the imports closure contains a
* SuperAnnotationPropertyOf(this, p) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* If includeImportsClosure is false, a set of annotation properties such that for
* each property p in the set, it is
* the case that ontology contains a
* SuperAnnotationPropertyOf(this, p) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* @since 3.2
*/
Set getSuperProperties(OWLOntology ontology, boolean includeImportsClosure);
/**
* Gets the annotation properties which are asserted to be super-properties of this annotation property in
* the specified set of ontologies.
* @param ontologies The set of ontologies to be examined for SubAnnotationPropertyOf axioms.
* @return A set of annotation properties such that for
* each property p in the set, it is
* the case that at least one ontology in ontologies contains a
* SubAnnotationPropertyOf(this, p) axiom
* where this refers to this annotation property.
* @since 3.2
*/
Set getSuperProperties(Set ontologies);
}
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