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

All Known Subinterfaces:
IAttributeComplexValueModel, IAttributeModel, IAttributeSimpleValueModel, IAttributeValueModel, IContextModel, IDigitalSubjectModel, IMetadataModel

public interface IModel

Base interface to represent model information of subjects 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
 IDisplayData getDisplayData()
          Returns display data information of represented subject in the context's schema.
 URI getType()
          Returns the type of represented subject in the context's ontology model.
 

Method Detail

getType

public URI getType()
Returns the type of represented subject in the context's ontology model.

Returns:
URI of the subject definition.

getDisplayData

public IDisplayData getDisplayData()
Returns display data information of represented subject in the context's schema.

Returns:
display data of represented subject or null if not available.
See Also:
http://www.eclipse.org/higgins/ontologies/2006/display-data#displayData