org.biojava.ontology
Class Term.Impl
java.lang.Object
org.biojava.utils.AbstractChangeable
org.biojava.ontology.AbstractTerm
org.biojava.ontology.Term.Impl
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable, Annotatable, Term, Changeable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- Variable.Impl
- Enclosing interface:
- Term
public static class Term.Impl
- extends AbstractTerm
- implements Term, Serializable
Simple in-memory implementation of an ontology term.
- See Also:
This can be used to implement Ontology.createTerm
,
Serialized Form
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.biojava.ontology.Term |
Term.Impl |
Fields inherited from interface org.biojava.ontology.Term |
ONTOLOGY |
Term.Impl
public Term.Impl(Ontology ontology,
String name)
Term.Impl
public Term.Impl(Ontology ontology,
String name,
String description)
Term.Impl
public Term.Impl(Ontology ontology,
String name,
String description,
Object[] synonyms)
addSynonym
public void addSynonym(Object synonym)
- Description copied from interface:
Term
- Add a synonym for this term.
- Specified by:
addSynonym
in interface Term
- Parameters:
synonym
- the synonym
removeSynonym
public void removeSynonym(Object synonym)
- Description copied from interface:
Term
- Remove a synonym for this term.
- Specified by:
removeSynonym
in interface Term
getSynonyms
public Object[] getSynonyms()
- Description copied from interface:
Term
- Return the synonyms for this term.
- Specified by:
getSynonyms
in interface Term
- Returns:
- the synonyms
getName
public String getName()
- Description copied from interface:
Term
- Return the name of this term.
- Specified by:
getName
in interface Term
- Returns:
- the name of the term
setAnnotation
public void setAnnotation(Annotation annotation)
setSynonyms
public void setSynonyms(Set synonyms)
getDescription
public String getDescription()
- Description copied from interface:
Term
- Return a human-readable description of this term, or the empty string if
none is available.
- Specified by:
getDescription
in interface Term
- Returns:
- the description of the term
getOntology
public Ontology getOntology()
- Description copied from interface:
Term
- Return the ontology in which this term exists.
- Specified by:
getOntology
in interface Term
- Returns:
- the ontology
toString
public String toString()
- Overrides:
toString
in class Object
getAnnotation
public Annotation getAnnotation()
- Description copied from interface:
Annotatable
- Should return the associated annotation object.
- Specified by:
getAnnotation
in interface Annotatable
- Returns:
- an Annotation object, never null
hashCode
public int hashCode()
- Overrides:
hashCode
in class Object
equals
public boolean equals(Object obj)
- Overrides:
equals
in class Object