org.semanticweb.owl.util
Class QNameShortFormProvider

java.lang.Object
  org.semanticweb.owl.util.QNameShortFormProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

ShortFormProvider

public class QNameShortFormProvider
extends java.lang.Object
implements ShortFormProvider

Author: Matthew Horridge
The University Of Manchester
Bio-Health Informatics Group
Date: 18-Apr-2007

A short form provider which creates QNames for entities

Constructor Summary

QNameShortFormProvider()
Creates a QNameShortFormProvider where namespace prefix mappings will automatically be generated.

QNameShortFormProvider(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> prefix2NamespaceMap)
Creates a QNameShortFormProvider where the specified map overrides any auto-generated prefix namespace mappings.

Method Summary

void	dispose() Disposes of the short form proivider.
java.lang.String	getShortForm(OWLEntity entity) Gets the short form for the specified entity.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

QNameShortFormProvider

public QNameShortFormProvider()

Creates a QNameShortFormProvider where namespace prefix mappings will automatically be generated.

QNameShortFormProvider

public QNameShortFormProvider(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> prefix2NamespaceMap)

Creates a QNameShortFormProvider where the specified map overrides any auto-generated prefix namespace mappings.

Parameters:

prefix2NamespaceMap - The map which contains a prefix -> namespace mapping.

Method Detail

getShortForm

public java.lang.String getShortForm(OWLEntity entity)

Description copied from interface: ShortFormProvider

Gets the short form for the specified entity.

Specified by:

getShortForm in interface ShortFormProvider

Parameters:

entity - The entity.

Returns:

A string which represents a short rendering of the speicified entity.

dispose

public void dispose()

Description copied from interface: ShortFormProvider

Disposes of the short form proivider. This frees any resources and clears any caches.

Specified by:

dispose in interface ShortFormProvider