org.semanticweb.owlapi.model

Interface OWLImportsDeclaration

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<OWLImportsDeclaration>, HasIRI, Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

OWLImportsDeclarationImpl

public interface OWLImportsDeclaration
extends Comparable<OWLImportsDeclaration>, HasIRI, Serializable

Represents an import statement in an ontology.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health Informatics Group

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
IRI	getIRI() Gets the import IRI.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getIRI

IRI getIRI()

Gets the import IRI.

Specified by:

getIRI in interface HasIRI

Returns:

The import IRI that points to the ontology to be imported. The imported ontology might have this IRI as its ontology IRI but this is not mandated. For example, an ontology with a non resolvable ontology IRI can be deployed at a resolvable URL.