AbstractClause (Ontopia)

java.lang.Object
- net.ontopia.topicmaps.query.parser.AbstractClause

Direct Known Subclasses:

NotClause, OrClause, PredicateClause
```
public abstract class AbstractClause
extends Object
```
INTERNAL: Common superclass for or clauses and other kinds of clauses.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractClause()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Collection`	`getAllLiterals()`	INTERNAL: Returns all the literals used by this clause as parameters.
`abstract Collection`	`getAllVariables()`	INTERNAL: Returns all the variables bound by this clause when it is satisfied.
`abstract List`	`getArguments()`	INTERNAL: Returns the arguments of this clause.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractClause
```
public AbstractClause()
```
- Method Detail
  - getAllVariables
```
public abstract Collection getAllVariables()
```
    INTERNAL: Returns all the variables bound by this clause when it is satisfied.
  - getAllLiterals
```
public abstract Collection getAllLiterals()
```
    INTERNAL: Returns all the literals used by this clause as parameters. (Literals in the second half of pair arguments are ignored.)
  - getArguments
```
public abstract List getArguments()
```
    INTERNAL: Returns the arguments of this clause. For OrClause this is the list of all arguments to all the subclauses in the OrClause. Likewise for NotClause.