org.semanticweb.owlapi.model

Interface OWLImportsDeclaration

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<OWLImportsDeclaration>

All Known Implementing Classes:

OWLImportsDeclarationImpl

public interface OWLImportsDeclaration
extends Comparable<OWLImportsDeclaration>

Represents an import statement in an ontology.

Author:

Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health Informatics Group Date: 25-Oct-2006

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IRI	getIRI() Gets the import IRI
URI	getURI() A convenience method to obtain the import IRI as a URI

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getIRI

IRI getIRI()

Gets the import IRI

Returns:

The import IRI that points to the ontology to be imported. The imported ontology should have this IRI as its IRI (although this isn't enforced).

getURI

URI getURI()

A convenience method to obtain the import IRI as a URI

Returns:

The import IRI as a URI