aminePlatform.kernel.ontology
Class RelationType

java.lang.Object
  aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.CS
      aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.Type
          aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.RelationType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Node, java.io.Serializable, ToString

public class RelationType

extends Type

implements java.io.Serializable

Title: kernel.ontology.RelationType Class

Description: RelationType is a specialization of Type, defined for Relation Type

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

RelationType()
Create an 'empty' RelationType CS

RelationType(java.lang.Object definition)
Create a new Relation Type with the specified definition.

RelationType(java.lang.Object definition, java.lang.Object canon)
Create a new RelationType with the specified definition and canon.

Method Summary

java.util.Enumeration	getIndividuals() Override this method since a relation type has no individuals
static boolean	isGRD(java.lang.Object rel) Check if the specified relation rel corresponds to the grd relation of Synergy
static boolean	isRelationType(java.lang.Object obj) Check if the specified Object obj is a Type CS
protected org.jdom.Element	toCSKind(java.lang.String key) For the current relationtype add the element that specifies its kind to the XML ontology document.

Methods inherited from class aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.Type

clear, finalize, getArraySubTypes, getArraySuperTypes, getCanon, getComSubTypes, getComSuperTypes, getDefinition, getDirectSubTypes, getDirectSuperTypes, getMaxComSubType, getMinComSuperType, getSubTypes, getSuperTypes, hasCanon, hasDefinition, isConceptType, isSubType, isSuperType, isType, removeCanon, removeDefinition, setCanon, setDefinition, toContent, toString

Methods inherited from class aminePlatform.kernel.ontology.CS

addCSRule, addCSRule, addIncomeEdge, addOutcomeEdge, addSituation, canBeRemoved, copyNode, detach, getAdjacentNodes, getArrayOfChildren, getArrayOfFathers, getChildren, getContent, getCSRuleAt, getCSRules, getCSRulesAntecedent, getCSRulesConcequence, getDescription, 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, removeDescription, removeLink, removeLink, removeLinkToSituation, removeSituationAt, setChildren, setDescription, 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

RelationType

public RelationType()

Create an 'empty' RelationType CS

RelationType

public RelationType(java.lang.Object definition,
                    java.lang.Object canon)

Create a new RelationType with the specified definition and canon.

Parameters:

definition - The definition of the current relation type. It could be null.

canon - The canon of the current relation type. It could be null.

RelationType

public RelationType(java.lang.Object definition)

Create a new Relation Type with the specified definition.

Parameters:

definition - The definition of the current relation type. It could be null.

Method Detail

isRelationType

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

Check if the specified Object obj is a Type CS

Parameters:

obj - An object

Returns:

true if obj is a Type CS

isGRD

public static boolean isGRD(java.lang.Object rel)

Check if the specified relation rel corresponds to the grd relation of Synergy

Parameters:

rel - RelationType

Returns:

boolean

getIndividuals

public java.util.Enumeration getIndividuals()

Override this method since a relation type has no individuals

Overrides:

getIndividuals in class Type

Returns:

null

toCSKind

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

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

Overrides:

toCSKind in class Type

Returns:

content.