org.eclipse.higgins.idas.api.model
Interface IModel

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAttributeModel, IContextModel, IEntityModel, ISimpleValueModel, IValueModel

public interface IModel

Base interface to represent model information of elements defined in the context's ontology model. Context's schema is defined in OWL DL format and "Model API" is designed to simplify access to schema's information.

Method Summary

String	getShortFormType() Returns the short form type of element that this model represents.
URI	getType() Returns the type of element that this model represents.

Method Detail

getType

URI getType()
            throws IdASModelException

Returns the type of element that this model represents.

Returns:

URI of the model definition.

Throws:

IdASModelException

getShortFormType

String getShortFormType()

Returns the short form type of element that this model represents.