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/* This file is part of the OWL API.
 * The contents of this file are subject to the LGPL License, Version 3.0.
 * Copyright 2014, The University of Manchester
 * 
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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.change;

import static org.semanticweb.owlapi.util.OWLAPIPreconditions.checkNotNull;

import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLAxiom;

/**
 * Represent the common non-ontology data required by instances of
 * {@link org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLAxiomChange}.
 *
 * @author Matthew Horridge, Stanford University, Bio-Medical Informatics Research Group
 * @since 3.3
 */
public abstract class AxiomChangeData extends OWLOntologyChangeData {

    private final OWLAxiom axiom;

    /**
     * Constructs an {@code AxiomChangeData} object that describes a change
     * involving the specified {@code axiom}.
     *
     * @param axiom The {@link OWLAxiom} involved in a change.
     **/
    public AxiomChangeData(OWLAxiom axiom) {
        this.axiom = checkNotNull(axiom, "axiom must not be null");
    }

    /**
     * Gets the {@link OWLAxiom} that is associated with this change data.
     *
     * @return The {@link OWLAxiom}.
     */
    public OWLAxiom getAxiom() {
        return axiom;
    }

    @Override
    public OWLAxiom getItem() {
        return getAxiom();
    }
}