javax.xml.registry.infomodel
Interface Concept

All Superinterfaces:

ExtensibleObject, RegistryObject

public interface Concept
extends RegistryObject

The Concept interface is used to represent taxonomy elements and their structural relationship with each other in order to describe an internal taxonomy. Concept instances are used to define tree structures where the root of the tree is a ClassificationScheme instance and each node in the tree is a Concept instance. Two Concepts may be defined as being equivalent.

Figure 1 shows how Concept instances are used to represent taxonomy elements and their structural relationship with each other in order to describe an internal taxonomy.

Figure 1. Using Concepts to Represent Taxonomy Elements

Author:

Farrukh S. Najmi

See Also:

RegistryObject, Classification, ClassificationScheme

Method Summary

void	addChildConcept(Concept concept) Adds a child Concept.
void	addChildConcepts(Collection concepts) Adds a Collection of Concept children.
int	getChildConceptCount() Gets number of children.
Collection	getChildrenConcepts() Gets all immediate children Concepts.
ClassificationScheme	getClassificationScheme() Gets the ClassificationScheme that this Concept is a descendent of.
Collection	getDescendantConcepts() Gets all descendant Concepts.
RegistryObject	getParent() Gets the parent Concept or ClassificationScheme for this object.
Concept	getParentConcept() Gets the parent Concept or null if parent is a ClassificationScheme.
String	getPath() Gets the canonical path representation for this Concept.
String	getValue() Gets the value (usually a code in a taxonomy) associated with this Concept.
void	removeChildConcept(Concept concept) Removes a child Concept.
void	removeChildConcepts(Collection concepts) Removes a Collection of children Concepts.
void	setValue(String value) Sets the value (usually a taxonomy value) associated with this Concept.

Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.registry.infomodel.RegistryObject

addAssociation, addAssociations, addClassification, addClassifications, addExternalIdentifier, addExternalIdentifiers, addExternalLink, addExternalLinks, getAssociatedObjects, getAssociations, getAuditTrail, getClassifications, getDescription, getExternalIdentifiers, getExternalLinks, getKey, getLifeCycleManager, getName, getObjectType, getRegistryPackages, getSubmittingOrganization, removeAssociation, removeAssociations, removeClassification, removeClassifications, removeExternalIdentifier, removeExternalIdentifiers, removeExternalLink, removeExternalLinks, setAssociations, setClassifications, setDescription, setExternalIdentifiers, setExternalLinks, setKey, setName, toXML

Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.registry.infomodel.ExtensibleObject

addSlot, addSlots, getSlot, getSlots, removeSlot, removeSlots

Method Detail

getValue

String getValue()
                throws JAXRException

Gets the value (usually a code in a taxonomy) associated with this Concept.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

the value (usually a taxonomy value) associated with this Concept

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

setValue

void setValue(String value)
              throws JAXRException

Sets the value (usually a taxonomy value) associated with this Concept.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:

value - the value (usually a taxonomy value) associated with this Concept

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

addChildConcept

void addChildConcept(Concept concept)
                     throws JAXRException

Adds a child Concept.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:

concept - the concept being added as a child of this object

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

addChildConcepts

void addChildConcepts(Collection concepts)
                      throws JAXRException

Adds a Collection of Concept children.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:

concepts - the Collection of Concepts being added as a children of this object

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeChildConcept

void removeChildConcept(Concept concept)
                        throws JAXRException

Removes a child Concept.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:

concept - the concept being removed as a child Concept of this object

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

removeChildConcepts

void removeChildConcepts(Collection concepts)
                         throws JAXRException

Removes a Collection of children Concepts.

Capability Level: 0

Parameters:

concepts - the Collection of Concepts being removed as children Concepts of this object

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getChildConceptCount

int getChildConceptCount()
                         throws JAXRException

Gets number of children.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

the number of children Concepts

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getChildrenConcepts

Collection getChildrenConcepts()
                               throws JAXRException

Gets all immediate children Concepts.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

Collection of Concept instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

See Also:

Concept

getDescendantConcepts

Collection getDescendantConcepts()
                                 throws JAXRException

Gets all descendant Concepts.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

Collection of Concept instances. The Collection may be empty but not null.

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

See Also:

Concept

getParentConcept

Concept getParentConcept()
                         throws JAXRException

Gets the parent Concept or null if parent is a ClassificationScheme.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

the Concept that is the parent of this object

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getClassificationScheme

ClassificationScheme getClassificationScheme()
                                             throws JAXRException

Gets the ClassificationScheme that this Concept is a descendent of.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

the ClassificationScheme that is the ancestor of this object. May return null

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getPath

String getPath()
               throws JAXRException

Gets the canonical path representation for this Concept.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

the canonical path String representing this object

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error

getParent

RegistryObject getParent()
                         throws JAXRException

Gets the parent Concept or ClassificationScheme for this object.

Capability Level: 0

Returns:

the parent Concept or ClassificationScheme for this object

Throws:

JAXRException - If the JAXR provider encounters an internal error