ValueGeneratorIF (Ontopia)

All Known Implementing Classes:: AbstractTopicGenerator, IRIAsArgumentGenerator, NamedWildcardTopicGenerator, ValueGenerator, WildcardTopicGenerator

public interface ValueGeneratorIF

Common interface for generating both literal values and topics.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

ValueGeneratorIF

copy()

LocatorIF

getDatatype()

String

getLiteral()

LocatorIF

getLocator()

Returns a locator if the literal is a locator.

TopicIF

getTopic()

boolean

isTopic()

Returns true if this generator produces a topic.

Method Details
- isTopic
  
  boolean isTopic()
  
  Returns true if this generator produces a topic.
- getLiteral
  
  String getLiteral()
- getDatatype
  
  LocatorIF getDatatype()
- getLocator
  
  LocatorIF getLocator()
  
  Returns a locator if the literal is a locator. Otherwise it throws an exception.
- copy
  
  ValueGeneratorIF copy()
- getTopic
  
  TopicIF getTopic()