org.semanticweb.owlapi.change

Class AxiomChangeData

java.lang.Object

org.semanticweb.owlapi.change.OWLOntologyChangeData

org.semanticweb.owlapi.change.AxiomChangeData

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, HasSignature

Direct Known Subclasses:

AddAxiomData, RemoveAxiomData

public abstract class AxiomChangeData
extends OWLOntologyChangeData

Represent the common non-ontology data required by instances of OWLAxiomChange.

Since:

3.3

Author:

Matthew Horridge, Stanford University, Bio-Medical Informatics Research Group

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AxiomChangeData(OWLAxiom axiom) Constructs an AxiomChangeData object that describes a change involving the specified axiom.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
OWLAxiom	getAxiom() Gets the OWLAxiom that is associated with this change data.
OWLAxiom	getItem()
Set<OWLEntity>	getSignature() Gets the signature of this object.

Methods inherited from class org.semanticweb.owlapi.change.OWLOntologyChangeData

accept, createOntologyChange, equals, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AxiomChangeData

public AxiomChangeData(@Nonnull
                       OWLAxiom axiom)

Constructs an AxiomChangeData object that describes a change involving the specified axiom.

Parameters:

axiom - The OWLAxiom involved in a change.

Method Detail

getAxiom

@Nonnull
public OWLAxiom getAxiom()

Gets the OWLAxiom that is associated with this change data.

Returns:

The OWLAxiom.

getItem

public OWLAxiom getItem()

Specified by:

getItem in class OWLOntologyChangeData

Returns:

the object this change is adding or removing

getSignature

public Set<OWLEntity> getSignature()

Description copied from interface: HasSignature

Gets the signature of this object.

Returns:

A set of entities that represents the signature of this object. Changes are not reflected back.