org.osid.ontology

Interface OntologyNode

All Superinterfaces:

Containable, Identifiable, OsidNode

public interface OntologyNode
extends OsidNode

This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval. The number of hierarchy levels traversable through this interface depend on the number of levels requested in the OntologyHierarchySession.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
OntologyNodeList	getChildOntologyNodes() Gets the children of this ontology.
Ontology	getOntology() Gets the Ontology at this node.
OntologyNodeList	getParentOntologyNodes() Gets the parents of this ontology.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidNode

getChildIds, getParentIds, hasChildren, hasParents, isLeaf, isRoot

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Containable

isSequestered

Method Detail

getOntology

Ontology getOntology()

Gets the Ontology at this node.

Returns:

the ontology represented by this node

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getParentOntologyNodes

OntologyNodeList getParentOntologyNodes()

Gets the parents of this ontology.

Returns:

the parents of the id

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getChildOntologyNodes

OntologyNodeList getChildOntologyNodes()

Gets the children of this ontology.

Returns:

the children of this ontology

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.