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package org.semanticweb.owlapi.model;

import java.util.List;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

/**
 * Represents a 
 * SubObjectPropertyOf axiom in the OWL 2 Specification where the
 * subproperty is a chain of properties. Note that this axiom type is not
 * explicit in the OWL 2 specification, but it is included in the OWL API as a
 * convenience to the programmer.
 * 
 * @author Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health
 *         Informatics Group
 * @since 2.0.0
 */
public interface OWLSubPropertyChainOfAxiom extends OWLObjectPropertyAxiom {

    /**
     * Gets the chain of properties that represents the subproperty in this
     * axiom.
     * 
     * @return A list of object property expressions that represents the chain
     *         of properties that represent the subproperty in this axiom.
     */
    @Nonnull
    List getPropertyChain();

    /**
     * Gets the super property of this axiom.
     * 
     * @return The property expression that represents the superproperty in this
     *         expression.
     */
    @Nonnull
    OWLObjectPropertyExpression getSuperProperty();

    /**
     * Determines if this axiom is of the form: P o P -> P, which is an
     * encoding of Transitive(P).
     * 
     * @return {@code true} if this encodes that the super property is
     *         transitive, otherwise {@code false}.
     */
    boolean isEncodingOfTransitiveProperty();

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    OWLSubPropertyChainOfAxiom getAxiomWithoutAnnotations();
}