com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model
Interface ModelSpec

All Superinterfaces:

ModelSource

All Known Subinterfaces:

ModelMaker

All Known Implementing Classes:

com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.impl.ModelSpecImpl, OntModelSpec

public interface ModelSpec
extends ModelSource

A ModelSpec allows Models to be created.

Author:

kers

Method Summary

Model	addDescription(Model m, Resource self) Add this ModelSpec's description to a given model, under the given resource
Model	createModel() Answer a new Model which fits the specification of this ModelSpec.
Model	createModelOver(String name) Answer a Model that fits the specification of this ModelSpec and is built over some underlying model with the given name.
Model	getDescription() Answer an RDF description of this ModelSpec using the JMS vocabulary.
Model	getDescription(Resource root) Answer an RDF description of this ModelSpec using the JMS vocabulary, with the given Resource as root.

Methods inherited from interface com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.ModelSource

getExistingModel, openModel

Method Detail

createModel

Model createModel()

Answer a new Model which fits the specification of this ModelSpec.

createModelOver

Model createModelOver(String name)

Answer a Model that fits the specification of this ModelSpec and is built over some underlying model with the given name. [It is not necessary for the resulting model to be known by that name.]

getDescription

Model getDescription()

Answer an RDF description of this ModelSpec using the JMS vocabulary. The description root will be a freshly-created bnode.

getDescription

Model getDescription(Resource root)

Answer an RDF description of this ModelSpec using the JMS vocabulary, with the given Resource as root.

Parameters:

root - the resource to be used for all the top-level properties

Returns:

a description of this ModelSpec

addDescription

Model addDescription(Model m,
                     Resource self)

Add this ModelSpec's description to a given model, under the given resource

Parameters:

m - the model to which the description is to be added

self - the resource to which the properties are to be added

Returns:

the model m (for cascading and convenience)