Interface OntologyTerm

  • All Superinterfaces:
    Annotatable, Changeable, Term
    All Known Implementing Classes:
    OntologyTerm.Impl

    public interface OntologyTerm
    extends Term
    A term in an ontology which identifies another ontology.

    This Term type has an associated ontology. It is meant to represent that ontology so that you can reason over them. For example, you could add information to an Ontology containing an OntologyTerm stating how the OntologyTerm's Ontology relates to other entities. This allows classifications of Ontologies to be built. You could say that GO is a biological ontology, as is SO or perhaps declare something about the source of the information.

    Since:
    1.4
    Author:
    Thomas Down, Matthew Pocock
    • Method Detail

      • getOntology

        Ontology getOntology()
        Get the remote ontology referenced by this term
        Specified by:
        getOntology in interface Term
        Returns:
        the ontology