net.ontopia.topicmaps.schema.impl.osl
Class TopicClass

java.lang.Object
  net.ontopia.topicmaps.schema.impl.osl.TopicConstraintCollection
      net.ontopia.topicmaps.schema.impl.osl.TopicClass

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConstraintIF, TypedConstraintIF

public class TopicClass
extends TopicConstraintCollection
implements TypedConstraintIF, ConstraintIF

INTERNAL: Represents a topic class definition.

Field Summary

protected java.util.Collection	otherClasses
protected boolean	strict
protected java.util.Collection	subclasses
protected TopicClass	superclass
protected TypeSpecification	typespec

Fields inherited from class net.ontopia.topicmaps.schema.impl.osl.TopicConstraintCollection

basenames, id, occurrences, roles, schema, subrules

Constructor Summary

TopicClass(OSLSchema schema, java.lang.String id)
INTERNAL: Creates a topic class belonging to the given schema.

Method Summary

void	addOtherClass(TypeSpecification typespec) INTERNAL: Add a specification of a class to which instances of this class may belong.
java.util.Collection	getAllOccurrenceConstraints() INTERNAL: Returns the complete set of occurrence constraints in this collection, including those of sub collections.
java.util.Collection	getAllRoleConstraints() INTERNAL: Returns the complete set of role constraints in this collection, including those of sub collections.
java.util.Collection	getAllTopicNameConstraints() INTERNAL: Returns the complete set of base name constraints in this collection, including those of sub collections.
java.util.Collection	getOtherClasses() INTERNAL: Returns the collection of other classes to which instances of this class may belong.
java.util.Collection	getSubclasses() INTERNAL: Returns the (possibly empty) collection of subclasses of this class.
TopicClass	getSuperclass() INTERNAL: Returns the superclass of this class.
TypeSpecification	getTypeSpecification() INTERNAL: Returns the specification of the topic typing the class defined by this object.
boolean	isStrict() INTERNAL: True if strict matching is used; false otherwise.
boolean	matches(TMObjectIF object) PUBLIC: Returns true if the object given is constrained by this constraint.
void	removeOtherClass(TypeSpecification typespec) INTERNAL: Remove the specification of a class to which instances of this class may no longer belong.
void	setIsStrict(boolean strict) INTERNAL: Sets whether the class uses strict matching or not.
void	setSuperclass(TopicClass superclass) INTERNAL: Sets the superclass of this class.
void	setTypeSpecification(TypeSpecification typespec) INTERNAL: Sets the specification of the topic typing the class defined by this object.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class net.ontopia.topicmaps.schema.impl.osl.TopicConstraintCollection

addOccurrenceConstraint, addRoleConstraint, addSubRule, addTopicNameConstraint, getId, getOccurrenceConstraints, getRoleConstraints, getSubRules, getTopicNameConstraints

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

strict

protected boolean strict

otherClasses

protected java.util.Collection otherClasses

typespec

protected TypeSpecification typespec

superclass

protected TopicClass superclass

subclasses

protected java.util.Collection subclasses

Constructor Detail

TopicClass

public TopicClass(OSLSchema schema,
                  java.lang.String id)

INTERNAL: Creates a topic class belonging to the given schema.

Parameters:

id - The id of the topic class. May be null.

Method Detail

isStrict

public boolean isStrict()

INTERNAL: True if strict matching is used; false otherwise.

setIsStrict

public void setIsStrict(boolean strict)

INTERNAL: Sets whether the class uses strict matching or not.

getTypeSpecification

public TypeSpecification getTypeSpecification()

INTERNAL: Returns the specification of the topic typing the class defined by this object.

Specified by:

getTypeSpecification in interface TypedConstraintIF

setTypeSpecification

public void setTypeSpecification(TypeSpecification typespec)

INTERNAL: Sets the specification of the topic typing the class defined by this object.

Specified by:

setTypeSpecification in interface TypedConstraintIF

addOtherClass

public void addOtherClass(TypeSpecification typespec)

INTERNAL: Add a specification of a class to which instances of this class may belong.

removeOtherClass

public void removeOtherClass(TypeSpecification typespec)

INTERNAL: Remove the specification of a class to which instances of this class may no longer belong.

getOtherClasses

public java.util.Collection getOtherClasses()

INTERNAL: Returns the collection of other classes to which instances of this class may belong.

Returns:

A collection of TypeSpecification objects.

getSuperclass

public TopicClass getSuperclass()

INTERNAL: Returns the superclass of this class.

Returns:

The superclass. May be null.

setSuperclass

public void setSuperclass(TopicClass superclass)

INTERNAL: Sets the superclass of this class.

Parameters:

superclass - The superclass of this class. May be null.

getSubclasses

public java.util.Collection getSubclasses()

INTERNAL: Returns the (possibly empty) collection of subclasses of this class.

Returns:

A collection of TopicClass objects.

getAllTopicNameConstraints

public java.util.Collection getAllTopicNameConstraints()

Description copied from class: TopicConstraintCollection

INTERNAL: Returns the complete set of base name constraints in this collection, including those of sub collections.

Overrides:

getAllTopicNameConstraints in class TopicConstraintCollection

Returns:

A collection of TopicNameConstraint objects.

getAllOccurrenceConstraints

public java.util.Collection getAllOccurrenceConstraints()

Description copied from class: TopicConstraintCollection

INTERNAL: Returns the complete set of occurrence constraints in this collection, including those of sub collections.

Overrides:

getAllOccurrenceConstraints in class TopicConstraintCollection

Returns:

A collection of OccurrenceConstraint objects.

getAllRoleConstraints

public java.util.Collection getAllRoleConstraints()

Description copied from class: TopicConstraintCollection

INTERNAL: Returns the complete set of role constraints in this collection, including those of sub collections.

Overrides:

getAllRoleConstraints in class TopicConstraintCollection

Returns:

A collection of TopicRoleConstraint objects.

matches

public boolean matches(TMObjectIF object)

Description copied from interface: ConstraintIF

PUBLIC: Returns true if the object given is constrained by this constraint.

Specified by:

matches in interface ConstraintIF

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object