net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic
Class TopicMap

java.lang.Object
  net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.TMObject
      net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.TopicMap

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, ReifiableIF, TMObjectIF, TopicMapIF, net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventListenerIF, net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventManagerIF

public class TopicMap
extends TMObject
implements TopicMapIF, net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventManagerIF

INTERNAL: The basic topic map implementation.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

UniqueSet<TopicIF>

setpool

Method Summary

void	addAssociation(AssociationIF _association) Adds an association to the set of associations.
void	addListener(net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventListenerIF listener, java.lang.String event)
void	addTopic(TopicIF _topic) Adds a topic to the set of topics.
void	clear() PUBLIC: Clears the topic map by removing all topics and associations.
java.util.Collection<AssociationIF>	getAssociations() PUBLIC: Gets all associations in this topic map.
TopicMapBuilderIF	getBuilder() PUBLIC: Gets a topic map builder for use with this transaction.
java.lang.Object	getIndex(java.lang.String name) PUBLIC: Gets an index by name.
TMObjectIF	getObjectById(java.lang.String object_id) PUBLIC: Gets the topic map object that has the given object id, from this topic map.
TMObjectIF	getObjectByItemIdentifier(LocatorIF locator) PUBLIC: Gets the topic map object that has the given item identifier (given as a LocatorIF object), from this topic map.
TopicIF	getReifier() PUBLIC: Returns the topic that reifies this object.
TopicMapStoreIF	getStore() PUBLIC: Gets the store to which the topic map's transaction is connected.
TopicIF	getTopicBySubjectIdentifier(LocatorIF locator) PUBLIC: Gets the topic that has the specified subject identifier, given as a locator.
TopicIF	getTopicBySubjectLocator(LocatorIF locator) PUBLIC: Gets the topic in this topic map that represents the given addressable subject (locator given as a LocatorIF object).
TopicMapIF	getTopicMap() PUBLIC: Gets the topic map that this object belongs to.
java.util.Collection<TopicIF>	getTopics() PUBLIC: Gets all topics in this topic map.
net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.TopicMapTransactionIF	getTransaction()
void	processEvent(java.lang.Object object, java.lang.String event, java.lang.Object new_value, java.lang.Object old_value)
void	remove() PUBLIC: Removes the object from its parent.
void	removeAssociation(AssociationIF _association) Removes an associations from the set of associations.
void	removeListener(net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventListenerIF listener, java.lang.String event)
void	removeTopic(TopicIF _topic) Removes a topic from the set of topics.
void	setReifier(TopicIF _reifier) PUBLIC: Sets the reifier of this object.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.basic.TMObject

addItemIdentifier, getItemIdentifiers, getObjectId, isReadOnly, removeItemIdentifier

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

setpool

public transient UniqueSet<TopicIF> setpool

Method Detail

getTopicMap

public TopicMapIF getTopicMap()

Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF

PUBLIC: Gets the topic map that this object belongs to. If the object has been removed from its topic map or not added to a topic map yet this will be null.

Specified by:

getTopicMap in interface TMObjectIF

Overrides:

getTopicMap in class TMObject

Returns:

A topic map; an object implementing TopicMapIF.

getStore

public TopicMapStoreIF getStore()

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets the store to which the topic map's transaction is connected.

Specified by:

getStore in interface TopicMapIF

getTransaction

public net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.TopicMapTransactionIF getTransaction()

getBuilder

public TopicMapBuilderIF getBuilder()

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets a topic map builder for use with this transaction.

Specified by:

getBuilder in interface TopicMapIF

Returns:

An object implementing TopicMapBuilderIF

getIndex

public java.lang.Object getIndex(java.lang.String name)

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets an index by name. An index is usually named by the IndexIF subinterface that it implements. All indexes are kept up-to-date at all times.

Specified by:

getIndex in interface TopicMapIF

Parameters:

name - A string; the index name, i.e.g the interface that it implements.

Returns:

An instance implementing the index interface.

getTopics

public java.util.Collection<TopicIF> getTopics()

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets all topics in this topic map. No specific order is guaranteed.

Specified by:

getTopics in interface TopicMapIF

Returns:

A collection of TopicIF objects.

addTopic

public void addTopic(TopicIF _topic)

Adds a topic to the set of topics.

removeTopic

public void removeTopic(TopicIF _topic)

Removes a topic from the set of topics.

getAssociations

public java.util.Collection<AssociationIF> getAssociations()

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets all associations in this topic map. No specific order is guaranteed.

Specified by:

getAssociations in interface TopicMapIF

Returns:

A collection of AssociationIF objects.

addAssociation

public void addAssociation(AssociationIF _association)

Adds an association to the set of associations.

removeAssociation

public void removeAssociation(AssociationIF _association)

Removes an associations from the set of associations.

remove

public void remove()

Description copied from interface: TMObjectIF

PUBLIC: Removes the object from its parent.

Specified by:

remove in interface TMObjectIF

clear

public void clear()

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Clears the topic map by removing all topics and associations.

Specified by:

clear in interface TopicMapIF

getObjectById

public TMObjectIF getObjectById(java.lang.String object_id)

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets the topic map object that has the given object id, from this topic map. If there is no object with that object id in this topic map, then null is returned.

Specified by:

getObjectById in interface TopicMapIF

Parameters:

object_id - A string; the object id of the object to get.

Returns:

A topic map object; an object implementing TMObjectIF.

getObjectByItemIdentifier

public TMObjectIF getObjectByItemIdentifier(LocatorIF locator)

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets the topic map object that has the given item identifier (given as a LocatorIF object), from this topic map. If there is no object with the given locator in this topic map, null is returned.

Specified by:

getObjectByItemIdentifier in interface TopicMapIF

Parameters:

locator - The given locator; an object implementing LocatorIF.

Returns:

A topic map object; an object implementing TMObjectIF.

getTopicBySubjectLocator

public TopicIF getTopicBySubjectLocator(LocatorIF locator)

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets the topic in this topic map that represents the given addressable subject (locator given as a LocatorIF object). If there is no topic that represents the given addressable subject in this topic map, null is returned.

Specified by:

getTopicBySubjectLocator in interface TopicMapIF

Parameters:

locator - The given locator; an object implementing LocatorIF.

Returns:

A topic; an object implementing TopicIF.

getTopicBySubjectIdentifier

public TopicIF getTopicBySubjectIdentifier(LocatorIF locator)

Description copied from interface: TopicMapIF

PUBLIC: Gets the topic that has the specified subject identifier, given as a locator. If there is no topic that has that subject identifier in this topic map, null is returned.

Specified by:

getTopicBySubjectIdentifier in interface TopicMapIF

Parameters:

locator - The given locator; an object implementing LocatorIF.

Returns:

A topic; an object implementing TopicIF.

getReifier

public TopicIF getReifier()

Description copied from interface: ReifiableIF

PUBLIC: Returns the topic that reifies this object.

Specified by:

getReifier in interface ReifiableIF

setReifier

public void setReifier(TopicIF _reifier)

Description copied from interface: ReifiableIF

PUBLIC: Sets the reifier of this object.

Specified by:

setReifier in interface ReifiableIF

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

addListener

public void addListener(net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventListenerIF listener,
                        java.lang.String event)

Specified by:

addListener in interface net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventManagerIF

removeListener

public void removeListener(net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventListenerIF listener,
                           java.lang.String event)

Specified by:

removeListener in interface net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventManagerIF

processEvent

public void processEvent(java.lang.Object object,
                         java.lang.String event,
                         java.lang.Object new_value,
                         java.lang.Object old_value)

Specified by:

processEvent in interface net.ontopia.topicmaps.impl.utils.EventListenerIF