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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.expression;

import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLAnnotationProperty;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLClass;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataProperty;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDatatype;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLNamedIndividual;
import org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLObjectProperty;

/**
 * Maps strings to OWL objects.
 * 
 * @author Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health
 *         Informatics Group, Date: 11-Sep-2007
 */
public interface OWLEntityChecker {

    /**
     * @param name
     *        name to resolve
     * @return OWLClass corresponding to name
     */
    OWLClass getOWLClass(String name);

    /**
     * @param name
     *        name to resolve
     * @return OWLObjectProperty corresponding to name
     */
    OWLObjectProperty getOWLObjectProperty(String name);

    /**
     * @param name
     *        name to resolve
     * @return OWLDataProperty corresponding to name
     */
    OWLDataProperty getOWLDataProperty(String name);

    /**
     * @param name
     *        name to resolve
     * @return OWLNamedIndividual corresponding to name
     */
    OWLNamedIndividual getOWLIndividual(String name);

    /**
     * @param name
     *        name to resolve
     * @return OWLDatatype corresponding to name
     */
    OWLDatatype getOWLDatatype(String name);

    /**
     * @param name
     *        name to resolve
     * @return OWLAnnotationProperty corresponding to name
     */
    OWLAnnotationProperty getOWLAnnotationProperty(String name);
}