org.coode.owl.rdfxml.parser
Class AbstractNaryBooleanDescriptionTranslator

java.lang.Object
  org.coode.owl.rdfxml.parser.AbstractDescriptionTranslator
      org.coode.owl.rdfxml.parser.AbstractNaryBooleanDescriptionTranslator

All Implemented Interfaces:

DescriptionTranslator

Direct Known Subclasses:

IntersectionOfTranslator, UnionOfTranslator

public abstract class AbstractNaryBooleanDescriptionTranslator
extends AbstractDescriptionTranslator

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University Of Manchester
Bio-Health Informatics Group
Date: 08-Dec-2006

A base class for translators that translate a set of triples to an Nary boolean description - i.e. an OWLIntersectionOf or OWLUnionOf description.

Constructor Summary

AbstractNaryBooleanDescriptionTranslator(OWLRDFConsumer consumer)

Method Summary

OWLDescription

translate(java.net.URI mainNode) Translates the specified main node into an OWLDescription.

Methods inherited from class org.coode.owl.rdfxml.parser.AbstractDescriptionTranslator

getConsumer

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractNaryBooleanDescriptionTranslator

public AbstractNaryBooleanDescriptionTranslator(OWLRDFConsumer consumer)

Method Detail

translate

public OWLDescription translate(java.net.URI mainNode)
                         throws OWLException

Description copied from interface: DescriptionTranslator

Translates the specified main node into an OWLDescription. All triples used in the translation are consumed.

Parameters:

mainNode - The main node of the set of triples that represent the description.

Returns:

The description that represents the translation.

Throws:

OWLException - If the translation could not take place, possibly because the description (set of triples) was malformed.