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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.model;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
/**
* Represents an axiom that contains two or more operands that could also be
* represented with multiple pairwise axioms
*
* @author Matthew Horridge, The University of Manchester, Information
* Management Group
* @param
* class of contained objects
* @since 3.0.0
*/
public interface OWLNaryAxiom extends OWLAxiom {
/**
* Gets this axiom as a set of pairwise axioms. Note that annotations on
* this axiom will not be copied to each axiom returned in the set of
* pairwise axioms.
* Note: This will contain all pairs, i.e., for the set "a, b, c" the pairs
* "a, b", "a, c", "b, c" will be returned. For some applications, only
* "a, b", "b, c" are required.
*
* @return This axiom as a set of pairwise axioms.
*/
@Nonnull
Set> asPairwiseAxioms();
/**
* @param
* type returned by visitor
* @param visitor
* visitor to apply to all pairwise elements in this axiom
* @return collection of all visitor return values that are not null
*/
@Nonnull
Collection walkPairwise(OWLPairwiseVisitor visitor);
/**
* Splits this axiom to pairs, including annotations. This method implements
* the process described at http://www.w3.org/TR/owl2-mapping-to-rdf/#
* Axioms_that_are_Translated_to_Multiple_Triples which is used, for
* example, in serializing EquivalentProperty axioms with three operands.
* Note that annotations on this axiom will be copied to each axiom returned
* in the set of pairwise axioms. Note: This will contain only the
* "An, An+1" pairs, i.e., for the set "a, b, c" the pairs "a, b" and "b, c"
* will be returned, but not "a, c".
*
* @return This axiom as a set of pairwise axioms, annotations included.
*/
@Nonnull
Set> splitToAnnotatedPairs();
}
