Class SnapshotTopic

    • Method Detail

      • getSubjectLocators

        public Collection<LocatorIF> getSubjectLocators()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the subject locators of this topic. These are locators for resources that directly address the subject of this topic. Such a resource is also called an addressable subject. The subject locators are not guaranteed to have any specific order within the returned collection.
        Specified by:
        getSubjectLocators in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of LocatorIF objects serving as subject locators.
      • addSubjectLocator

        public void addSubjectLocator​(LocatorIF subject_locator)
                               throws ConstraintViolationException
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Adds the given subject locator to the set of subject locators for this topic.
        Specified by:
        addSubjectLocator in interface TopicIF
        Parameters:
        subject_locator - A locator for the subject locator to be added; an object implementing LocatorIF.
        Throws:
        ConstraintViolationException - Thrown if the topic map already has a topic with this subject locator.
      • removeSubjectLocator

        public void removeSubjectLocator​(LocatorIF subject_locator)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Removes the given subject locator from the set of subject locators for this topic. If the topic does not have the given subject locator then this method has no effect.
        Specified by:
        removeSubjectLocator in interface TopicIF
        Parameters:
        subject_locator - A locator for the subject locator to be removed; an object implementing LocatorIF.
      • getSubjectIdentifiers

        public Collection<LocatorIF> getSubjectIdentifiers()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the subject identitifers of this topic. These are locators for resources that indirectly address or otherwise indicate the subject of this topic. A subject identifier is intended as a surrogate for a subject which cannot be addressed directly. The subject identifiers are not guaranteed to have any specific order within the returned collection.
        Specified by:
        getSubjectIdentifiers in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of LocatorIF objects serving as subject identifiers.
      • addSubjectIdentifier

        public void addSubjectIdentifier​(LocatorIF locator)
                                  throws ConstraintViolationException
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Adds the given subject identifier to the set of subject identifiers for this topic.
        Specified by:
        addSubjectIdentifier in interface TopicIF
        Parameters:
        locator - A locator for the subject identifier to be added; an object implementing LocatorIF.
        Throws:
        ConstraintViolationException - Thrown if the topic map already has a topic with this addressable subject.
      • removeSubjectIdentifier

        public void removeSubjectIdentifier​(LocatorIF loc)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Removes the given subject identifier from the set of subject identifiers for this topic. If the topic does not have the given subject identifier then this method has no effect.
        Specified by:
        removeSubjectIdentifier in interface TopicIF
        Parameters:
        loc - A locator for the subject identifier to be removed; an object implementing LocatorIF.
      • getTypes

        public Collection<TopicIF> getTypes()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the types that this topic is an instance of. There is no guarantee as to which order these will be returned in.
        Specified by:
        getTypes in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of TopicIF objects.
      • addType

        public void addType​(TopicIF type)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Adds a type to this topic.
        Specified by:
        addType in interface TopicIF
        Parameters:
        type - The additional type; an object implementing TopicIF.
      • removeType

        public void removeType​(TopicIF type)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Removes a type from this topic. If the given topic is not present amongst the types, then the method has no effect.
        Specified by:
        removeType in interface TopicIF
        Parameters:
        type - The type to be removed; an object implementing TopicIF.
      • getTopicNames

        public Collection<TopicNameIF> getTopicNames()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the names of this topic.
        Specified by:
        getTopicNames in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of TopicNameIF objects.
      • getTopicNamesByType

        public Collection<TopicNameIF> getTopicNamesByType​(TopicIF type)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the topic names of this topic with a specified type.
        Specified by:
        getTopicNamesByType in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of TopicNameIF objects typed by specified type.
      • getOccurrences

        public Collection<OccurrenceIF> getOccurrences()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the occurrences of this topic. The occurrences are not guaranteed to have any specific order.
        Specified by:
        getOccurrences in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of OccurrenceIF objects.
      • getOccurrencesByType

        public Collection<OccurrenceIF> getOccurrencesByType​(TopicIF type)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the occurrences of this topic with a specified type. The occurrences are not guaranteed to have any specific order.
        Specified by:
        getOccurrencesByType in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of OccurrenceIF objects typed by specified type.
      • getRoles

        public Collection<AssociationRoleIF> getRoles()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the association roles played by this topic. There is no guarantee as to the order these are returned in.
        Specified by:
        getRoles in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of AssociationRoleIF objects.
      • getRolesByType

        public Collection<AssociationRoleIF> getRolesByType​(TopicIF rtype)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the association roles of the specifed type played by this topic. There is no guarantee as to the order these are returned in.
        Specified by:
        getRolesByType in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of AssociationRoleIF objects.
      • getRolesByType

        public Collection<AssociationRoleIF> getRolesByType​(TopicIF rtype,
                                                            TopicIF atype)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the association roles of the specifed type played by this topic. The association roles must be part of an association of the specified type. There is no guarantee as to the order these are returned in.
        Specified by:
        getRolesByType in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of AssociationRoleIF objects.
      • getAssociations

        public Collection<AssociationIF> getAssociations()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the associations that have roles played by this topic. There is no guarantee as to the order these are returned in.
        Specified by:
        getAssociations in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of AssociationIF objects.
      • getAssociationsByType

        public Collection<AssociationIF> getAssociationsByType​(TopicIF type)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Gets the associations that have roles played by this topic, where the association is of specified type. There is no guarantee as to the order these are returned in.
        Specified by:
        getAssociationsByType in interface TopicIF
        Returns:
        A collection of AssociationIF objects.
      • merge

        public void merge​(TopicIF topic)
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        EXPERIMENTAL: Merges the characteristics of one topic into another topic. The source topic stripped of characteristics, all of which are moved to the target topic. Duplicate characteristics are suppressed. The topics must be in the same topic map, and the source topic is removed from the topic map.
        Specified by:
        merge in interface TopicIF
        Parameters:
        topic - topicIF; the source topic. This is empty after the operation and is removed from the topic map.
      • getReified

        public ReifiableIF getReified()
        Description copied from interface: TopicIF
        PUBLIC: Returns the topic map object that this topic reifies.
        Specified by:
        getReified in interface TopicIF