org.semanticweb.owlapi.apibinding

Class OWLManager

java.lang.Object

org.semanticweb.owlapi.apibinding.OWLManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManagerFactory

public class OWLManager
extends Object
implements org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManagerFactory

Provides a point of convenience for creating an OWLOntologyManager with commonly required features (such as an RDF parser for example).

Author:

Matthew Horridge, The University Of Manchester, Bio-Health Informatics Group, Date: 06-Dec-2006

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OWLManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager	buildOWLOntologyManager()
org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager	buildOWLOntologyManager(org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory f)
static org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager	createOWLOntologyManager() Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storeres etc.
static org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager	createOWLOntologyManager(org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory dataFactory) Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storeres etc.
org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory	getFactory()
static org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory	getOWLDataFactory() Gets a global data factory that can be used to create OWL API objects.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OWLManager

public OWLManager()

Method Detail

buildOWLOntologyManager

public org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager buildOWLOntologyManager()

Specified by:

buildOWLOntologyManager in interface org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManagerFactory

buildOWLOntologyManager

public org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager buildOWLOntologyManager(org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory f)

Specified by:

buildOWLOntologyManager in interface org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManagerFactory

getFactory

public org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory getFactory()

Specified by:

getFactory in interface org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManagerFactory

createOWLOntologyManager

public static org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager createOWLOntologyManager()

Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storeres etc.

Returns:

The new manager.

createOWLOntologyManager

public static org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManager createOWLOntologyManager(org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory dataFactory)

Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storeres etc.

Parameters:

dataFactory - The data factory that the manager should have a reference to.

Returns:

The manager.

getOWLDataFactory

public static org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLDataFactory getOWLDataFactory()

Gets a global data factory that can be used to create OWL API objects.

Returns:

An OWLDataFactory that can be used for creating OWL API objects.