All Superinterfaces:

ExtensibleObject, RegistryObject

public interface Concept
extends RegistryObject 

Author:

Farrukh S. Najmi

See Also:

RegistryObject, Classification, ClassificationScheme

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  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