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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.model;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

/**
 * Represents a property or possibly the inverse of a property.
 * 
 * @author Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health
 *         Informatics Group
 * @since 2.0.0
 */
public interface OWLPropertyExpression extends OWLObject {

    /**
     * Determines if this property expression is anonymous.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if the property expression is anonymous (because it
     *         is the inverse of a property). {@code false} if this property is
     *         a named object property or named data property.
     */
    boolean isAnonymous();

    /**
     * @param visitor
     *        visitor to accept
     */
    void accept(@Nonnull OWLPropertyExpressionVisitor visitor);

    /**
     * @param visitor
     *        visitor to accept
     * @param 
     *        visitor return type
     * @return visitor value
     */
    @Nonnull
     O accept(@Nonnull OWLPropertyExpressionVisitorEx visitor);

    /** @return true if this is a data property */
    boolean isDataPropertyExpression();

    /** @return true if this is an object property */
    boolean isObjectPropertyExpression();

    /**
     * Determines if this is the owl:topObjectProperty.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if this property is the owl:topObjectProperty
     *         otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean isOWLTopObjectProperty();

    /**
     * Determines if this is the owl:bottomObjectProperty.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if this property is the owl:bottomObjectProperty
     *         otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean isOWLBottomObjectProperty();

    /**
     * Determines if this is the owl:topDataProperty.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if this property is the owl:topDataProperty
     *         otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean isOWLTopDataProperty();

    /**
     * Determines if this is the owl:bottomDataProperty.
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if this property is the owl:bottomDataProperty
     *         otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean isOWLBottomDataProperty();
}




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