org.semanticweb.owlapi.util

Class NamespaceUtil

java.lang.Object

org.semanticweb.owlapi.util.NamespaceUtil

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class NamespaceUtil
extends Object
implements Serializable

A utility class which can generate namespaces, local names and namespace prefixes in accordance with the XML specifications.

Since:

2.0.0

Author:

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

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
NamespaceUtil() Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Map<String,String>	getNamespace2PrefixMap()
String	getPrefix(String namespace) Gets a prefix for the given namespace.
void	setPrefix(String namespace, String prefix) Sets the prefix for the specified namespace.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NamespaceUtil

public NamespaceUtil()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

getPrefix

public String getPrefix(String namespace)

Gets a prefix for the given namespace. If a mapping has not been specified then a prefix will be computed and stored for the specified namespace.

Parameters:

namespace - The namespace whose prefix is to be retrieved.

Returns:

The prefix for the specified namespace.

getNamespace2PrefixMap

public Map<String,String> getNamespace2PrefixMap()

Returns:

namespace to prefix map

setPrefix

public void setPrefix(String namespace,
                      String prefix)

Sets the prefix for the specified namespace. This will override any computed prefix and take precedence over any computed prefix.

Parameters:

namespace - The namespace whose prefix is to be set.

prefix - The prefix for the namespace