Class TopicMap

    • 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
      • 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 Object getIndex​(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.
      • setSubjectIdentityCache

        protected void setSubjectIdentityCache​(SubjectIdentityCache sicache)
      • getTopics

        public 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 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​(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.
      • setReifier

        public void setReifier​(TopicIF _reifier)
        Description copied from interface: ReifiableIF
        PUBLIC: Sets the reifier of this object.
        Specified by:
        setReifier in interface ReifiableIF
      • fireEvent

        protected void fireEvent​(String event,
                                 Object new_value,
                                 Object old_value)
        Description copied from class: TMObject
        INTERNAL: Fires an event, so that listeners can be informed about the event. This method is typically called when the object id modified.
        Overrides:
        fireEvent in class TMObject