org.semanticweb.owlapi.model

Interface HasDirectAddAxiom

All Known Subinterfaces:

OWLMutableOntology, OWLOntology

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConcurrentOWLOntologyImpl, OWLImmutableOntologyImpl, OWLOntologyImpl

Functional Interface:

This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface HasDirectAddAxiom

Interface for an object that accepts axiom additions (tipycally, an OWLOntology).

Since:

4.0.0

Author:

Matthew Horridge, Stanford University, Bio-Medical Informatics Research Group

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default ChangeApplied	add(OWLAxiom axiom) A convenience method that adds a single axiom to an ontology.
ChangeApplied	addAxiom(OWLAxiom axiom) A convenience method that adds a single axiom to an ontology.

Method Detail

addAxiom

ChangeApplied addAxiom(OWLAxiom axiom)

A convenience method that adds a single axiom to an ontology. The appropriate AddAxiom change object is automatically generated.

Parameters:

axiom - The axiom to be added

Returns:

ChangeApplied.SUCCESSFULLY if the axiom is added, ChangeApplied.UNSUCCESSFULLY otherwise.

Throws:

OWLOntologyChangeException - if there was a problem adding the axiom

add

default ChangeApplied add(OWLAxiom axiom)

A convenience method that adds a single axiom to an ontology. The appropriate AddAxiom change object is automatically generated.

Parameters:

axiom - The axiom to be added

Returns:

ChangeApplied.SUCCESSFULLY if the axiom is added, ChangeApplied.UNSUCCESSFULLY otherwise.

Throws:

OWLOntologyChangeException - if there was a problem adding the axiom