aminePlatform.kernel.ontology
Class Metaphor

java.lang.Object
  aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.CS
      aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.Situation
          aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.Metaphor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Node, java.io.Serializable, ToString

public class Metaphor

extends Situation

implements java.io.Serializable

Title : Metaphor Class

Description : Metaphor extends Situation. Metaphor stores all the information needed for a treatment of metaphor.

Copyright: Copyright (c) Adil KABBAJ, 2004-2009

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.CS

S_CONTEXT, S_CSRULE, S_SITUATION, S_TYPE

Constructor Summary

Metaphor(java.lang.Object description)

Metaphor(java.lang.Object mObject, Type sourceType, Type targetType)

Metaphor(java.lang.Object mObject, Type sourceType, Type targetType, java.lang.Object description)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getMetaphoricalObject()
Type	getSourceType()
Type	getTargetType()
static boolean	isMetaphor(java.lang.Object obj)
void	setMetaphoricalObject(java.lang.Object mObject)
void	setSourceType(Type srceType)
void	setTargetType(Type trgtType)
protected org.jdom.Element	toContent(Ontology ontology) For the current Metaphor add the element that specifies its content to the XML ontology document.
protected org.jdom.Element	toCSKind(java.lang.String key) For the current metaphor add the element that specifies its kind to the XML ontology document.

Methods inherited from class aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.Situation

getDescription, getIndexingTypes, isSituation, removeDescription, setDescription, toString

Methods inherited from class aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.CS

addCSRule, addCSRule, addIncomeEdge, addOutcomeEdge, addSituation, canBeRemoved, clear, copyNode, detach, finalize, getAdjacentNodes, getArrayOfChildren, getArrayOfFathers, getChildren, getContent, getCSRuleAt, getCSRules, getCSRulesAntecedent, getCSRulesConcequence, getEdges, getFathers, getImmSubTypes, getImmSuperTypes2, getIncomeEdges, getLeftTopPoint, getMetaphors, getNbrChildren, getNbrCSRules, getNbrFathers, getNbrSituations, getNumberofEdges, getOutcomeEdges, getSituationAt, getSituations, getSituationsDescription, hasContentToDisplay, isAntecedent, isChild, isConceptType, isContext, isCS, isCSRule, isDescendant, isFather, isIndexedType, isIndividual, isMetaphor, isRelationType, isSituation, isType, link, removeCSRuleAt, removeLink, removeLink, removeLinkToSituation, removeSituationAt, setChildren, setFathers, setIncomeEdges, setLeftTopPoint, setOutcomeEdges, setRectangle, toChildren, toDisplayString, toFathers, toLexicon, toXml

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Metaphor

public Metaphor(java.lang.Object mObject,
                Type sourceType,
                Type targetType,
                java.lang.Object description)

Metaphor

public Metaphor(java.lang.Object mObject,
                Type sourceType,
                Type targetType)

Metaphor

public Metaphor(java.lang.Object description)

Method Detail

getMetaphoricalObject

public java.lang.Object getMetaphoricalObject()

setMetaphoricalObject

public void setMetaphoricalObject(java.lang.Object mObject)

getSourceType

public Type getSourceType()

setSourceType

public void setSourceType(Type srceType)

getTargetType

public Type getTargetType()

setTargetType

public void setTargetType(Type trgtType)

isMetaphor

public static boolean isMetaphor(java.lang.Object obj)

toCSKind

protected org.jdom.Element toCSKind(java.lang.String key)

For the current metaphor add the element that specifies its kind to the XML ontology document.

Overrides:

toCSKind in class Situation

Returns:

cselement.

toContent

protected org.jdom.Element toContent(Ontology ontology)

For the current Metaphor add the element that specifies its content to the XML ontology document.

Overrides:

toContent in class Situation

Returns:

content.