org.semanticweb.owlapi.apibinding

Class OWLManager

java.lang.Object

org.semanticweb.owlapi.apibinding.OWLManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

OWLOntologyManagerFactory

@MetaInfServices(value=org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntologyManagerFactory.class)
public class OWLManager
extends Object
implements OWLOntologyManagerFactory

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

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

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OWLManager()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
OWLOntologyManager	buildOWLOntologyManager()
OWLOntologyManager	buildOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory f)
OWLOntologyManager	buildOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory f, OWLOntologyStorerFactoryRegistry storerRegistry, OWLParserFactoryRegistry parserRegistry)
static OWLOntologyManager	createOWLOntologyManager() Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storeres etc.
static OWLOntologyManager	createOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory dataFactory) Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storers etc.
static OWLOntologyManager	createOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory dataFactory, OWLOntologyStorerFactoryRegistry storerRegistry, OWLParserFactoryRegistry parserRegistry) Creates an OWL ontology manager that is configured with standard parsers, storers etc.
OWLDataFactory	getFactory()
static 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 OWLOntologyManager buildOWLOntologyManager()

Specified by:

buildOWLOntologyManager in interface OWLOntologyManagerFactory

buildOWLOntologyManager

public OWLOntologyManager buildOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory f)

Specified by:

buildOWLOntologyManager in interface OWLOntologyManagerFactory

buildOWLOntologyManager

public OWLOntologyManager buildOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory f,
                                         OWLOntologyStorerFactoryRegistry storerRegistry,
                                         OWLParserFactoryRegistry parserRegistry)

Specified by:

buildOWLOntologyManager in interface OWLOntologyManagerFactory

getFactory

public OWLDataFactory getFactory()

Specified by:

getFactory in interface OWLOntologyManagerFactory

createOWLOntologyManager

public static OWLOntologyManager createOWLOntologyManager()

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

Returns:

The new manager.

createOWLOntologyManager

public static OWLOntologyManager createOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory dataFactory)

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

Parameters:

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

Returns:

The manager.

createOWLOntologyManager

public static OWLOntologyManager createOWLOntologyManager(OWLDataFactory dataFactory,
                                          OWLOntologyStorerFactoryRegistry storerRegistry,
                                          OWLParserFactoryRegistry parserRegistry)

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

Parameters:

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

storerRegistry - The OWLOntologyStorer registry to use to define valid ontology storing options for the returned OWLOntologyManager

parserRegistry - The OWLParser registry to use to define valid ontology storing options for the returned OWLOntologyManager

Returns:

The manager.

getOWLDataFactory

public static 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.