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1 /*****************************************************************************
2  * Source code information
3  * -----------------------
4  * Original author Ian Dickinson, HP Labs Bristol
5  * Author email Ian.Dickinson@hp.com
6  * Package Jena
7  * Created 5 Jan 2001
8  * Filename $RCSfile: DAMLOntology.java,v $
9  * Revision $Revision: 1.5 $
10  * Release status Preview-release $State: Exp $
11  *
12  * Last modified on $Date: 2005/02/21 12:05:01 $
13  * by $Author: andy_seaborne $
14  *
15  * (c) Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP
16  * (see footer for full conditions)
17  *****************************************************************************/
18
19 // Package
20 ///////////////
21 package com.hp.hpl.jena.ontology.daml;
22
23
24 // Imports
25 ///////////////
26 import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.NodeIterator;
27
28
29 /**
30  * Encapsulates the properties known for a given source ontology.
31  *
32  * @author Ian Dickinson, HP Labs (<a HREF="mailto:Ian.Dickinson@hp.com">email</a>)
33  * @version CVS info: $Id: DAMLOntology.java,v 1.5 2005/02/21 12:05:01 andy_seaborne Exp $
34  */
35 public interface DAMLOntology
36     extends DAMLCommon
37 {
38     // Constants
39 //////////////////////////////////
40
41
42     // External signature methods
43 //////////////////////////////////
44
45
46     /**
47      * Property value accessor for the version info property of the ontology.
48      *
49      * @return A literal accessor that gives access to the version info of the ontology.
50      */
51     public LiteralAccessor prop_versionInfo();
52
53
54     /**
55      * Answer an iteration of resources that represent the URI's of the
56      * ontologies that this ontology imports.
57      *
58      * @return An iterator over the resources representing imported ontologies
59      */
60     public NodeIterator getImportedOntologies();
61
62
63     /**
64      * Add the given ontology to the list of ontologies managed by the
65      * knowledge store, and add it as an imoport property to this ontology object.
66      *
67      * @param uri The URI of the model.
68      */
69     public void addImportedOntology( String JavaDoc uri );
70
71 }
72
73
74
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