org.semanticweb.owl.model
Interface OWLSubClassAxiom

All Superinterfaces:
java.lang.Comparable<OWLObject>, OWLAxiom, OWLClassAxiom, OWLLogicalAxiom, OWLNaryClassAxiom, OWLObject

public interface OWLSubClassAxiom
extends OWLNaryClassAxiom

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University Of Manchester
Bio-Health Informatics Group Date: 24-Oct-2006


Method Summary
 OWLDescription getSubClass()
           
 OWLDescription getSuperClass()
           
 boolean isGCI()
          Determines if this subclass axiom has a subclass that is anonymous.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLNaryClassAxiom
getDescriptions
 
Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLAxiom
accept, accept, getAnnotationAxioms, getAxiomType, getNNF, getReferencedEntities, isLogicalAxiom
 
Methods inherited from interface org.semanticweb.owl.model.OWLObject
accept, accept, getSignature
 
Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
compareTo
 

Method Detail

getSubClass

OWLDescription getSubClass()

getSuperClass

OWLDescription getSuperClass()

isGCI

boolean isGCI()
Determines if this subclass axiom has a subclass that is anonymous. (if the subclass is anonymous then the subclass axiom is known as a General Concept Inclusion - GCI).

Returns:
true if this axiom is a GCI, other wise false.