mindswap/owl/OWLClass.java

/*
 * Created on Nov 20, 2004
 */
package org.mindswap.owl;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * @author Evren Sirin
 * @author Michael D�nzer (University of Zurich)
 */
public interface OWLClass extends OWLEntity, OWLType {
    public boolean isSubClassOf(OWLClass c);

    public boolean isDisjoint(OWLClass c);

    public Set getSubClasses();

    public Set getSubClasses( boolean direct );

    public Set getSuperClasses();

    public Set getSuperClasses( boolean direct );

    public Set getEquivalentClasses();

    public boolean isEnumerated();

    public OWLIndividualList getEnumerations();

    public OWLIndividualList getInstances();

    /**
     * Returns the instance properties at class defintion. Use <code>getDeclaredProperties()</code>
     * whenever you need the declared properties of an OWL class
     *
     * @return a map with all instance properties at class definition
     */
    public Map getProperties();

    /**
     * Returns all declared properties of a class. Use <code>getProperties()</code>
     * whenever you need the instance properties of an OWL class. Convenience method for
     * <code>getDeclaredProperties(true)</code>
     *
     * @return a map with all instance properties at class definition
     */
    public List getDeclaredProperties();

    /**
     * Returns all declared properties of a class. Use <code>getProperties()</code>
     * whenever you need the instance properties of an OWL class
     *
     * @param direct true, if only properties of the given class itself should be returned. false, if properties of superclasses should be returned too
     * @return a map with all instance properties at class definition
     */
    public List getDeclaredProperties(boolean direct);
}