Class OntologyTerm.Impl

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable, OntologyTerm, Term, Annotatable
    Enclosing interface:
    OntologyTerm

    public static final class OntologyTerm.Impl
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements OntologyTerm, java.io.Serializable
    Simple in-memory implementation of a remote ontology term. This can be used to implement Ontology.importTerm
    See Also:
    Serialized Form
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void addSynonym​(java.lang.Object synonym)
      Add a synonym for this term.
      Annotation getAnnotation()
      Should return the associated annotation object.
      java.lang.String getDescription()
      Return a human-readable description of this term, or the empty string if none is available.
      java.lang.String getName()
      Return the name of this term.
      Ontology getOntology()
      Get the remote ontology referenced by this term
      java.lang.Object[] getSynonyms()
      Return the synonyms for this term.
      Ontology getTargetOntology()  
      void removeSynonym​(java.lang.Object synonym)
      Remove a synonym for this term.
      void setDescription​(java.lang.String description)
      set the description of the term;
      java.lang.String toString()  
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
    • Method Detail

      • addSynonym

        public void addSynonym​(java.lang.Object synonym)
        Description copied from interface: Term
        Add a synonym for this term.
        Specified by:
        addSynonym in interface Term
        Parameters:
        synonym - the synonym
      • removeSynonym

        public void removeSynonym​(java.lang.Object synonym)
        Description copied from interface: Term
        Remove a synonym for this term.
        Specified by:
        removeSynonym in interface Term
      • getSynonyms

        public java.lang.Object[] getSynonyms()
        Description copied from interface: Term
        Return the synonyms for this term.
        Specified by:
        getSynonyms in interface Term
        Returns:
        the synonyms
      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Description copied from interface: Term
        Return the name of this term.
        Specified by:
        getName in interface Term
        Returns:
        the name of the term
      • getDescription

        public java.lang.String getDescription()
        Description copied from interface: Term
        Return a human-readable description of this term, or the empty string if none is available.
        Specified by:
        getDescription in interface Term
        Returns:
        the description of the term
      • setDescription

        public void setDescription​(java.lang.String description)
        Description copied from interface: Term
        set the description of the term;
        Specified by:
        setDescription in interface Term
      • getTargetOntology

        public Ontology getTargetOntology()
      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Overrides:
        toString in class java.lang.Object
      • getAnnotation

        public Annotation getAnnotation()
        Description copied from interface: Annotatable
        Should return the associated annotation object.
        Specified by:
        getAnnotation in interface Annotatable
        Returns:
        an Annotation object, never null