OntologyTerm.Impl (biojava 5.2.0 API)

Class OntologyTerm.Impl

java.lang.Object
- org.biojava.nbio.ontology.OntologyTerm.Impl

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable , OntologyTerm , Term , Annotatable

Enclosing interface:

OntologyTerm
```
public static final class OntologyTerm.Impl
extends Object
implements OntologyTerm, Serializable 
```
Simple in-memory implementation of a remote ontology term. This can be used to implement Ontology.importTerm

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.ontology.OntologyTerm
  OntologyTerm.Impl

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Impl (Ontology ontology, Ontology target)

Impl (Ontology ontology, Ontology target, Object[] synonyms)

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Impl (Ontology ontology, Ontology target)`
`Impl (Ontology ontology, Ontology target, Object[] synonyms)`

Method Summary

All Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addSynonym (Object synonym)`	Add a synonym for this term.
`Annotation`	`getAnnotation ()`	Should return the associated annotation object.
`String`	`getDescription ()`	Return a human-readable description of this term, or the empty string if none is available.
`String`	`getName ()`	Return the name of this term.
`Ontology`	`getOntology ()`	Get the remote ontology referenced by this term
`Object[]`	`getSynonyms ()`	Return the synonyms for this term.
`Ontology`	`getTargetOntology ()`
`void`	`removeSynonym (Object synonym)`	Remove a synonym for this term.
`void`	`setDescription (String description)`	set the description of the term;
`String`	`toString ()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Impl
```
public Impl(Ontology ontology,
 Ontology target)
```
  - Impl
```
public Impl(Ontology ontology,
 Ontology target,
 Object[] synonyms)
```
- Method Detail
  - addSynonym
```
public void addSynonym(Object synonym)
```
    Description copied from interface: Term
    
    Add a synonym for this term.
    
    Specified by:
    
    addSynonym in interface Term
    
    Parameters:
    
    synonym - the synonym
  - removeSynonym
```
public void removeSynonym(Object synonym)
```
    Description copied from interface: Term
    
    Remove a synonym for this term.
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeSynonym in interface Term
  - getSynonyms
```
public Object[] getSynonyms()
```
    Description copied from interface: Term
    
    Return the synonyms for this term.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getSynonyms in interface Term
    
    Returns:
    
    the synonyms
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Description copied from interface: Term
    
    Return the name of this term.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface Term
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the term
  - getDescription
```
public String getDescription()
```
    Description copied from interface: Term
    
    Return a human-readable description of this term, or the empty string if none is available.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getDescription in interface Term
    
    Returns:
    
    the description of the term
  - setDescription
```
public void setDescription(String description)
```
    Description copied from interface: Term
    
    set the description of the term;
    
    Specified by:
    
    setDescription in interface Term
  - getOntology
```
public Ontology getOntology()
```
    Description copied from interface: OntologyTerm
    
    Get the remote ontology referenced by this term
    
    Specified by:
    
    getOntology in interface OntologyTerm
    
    Specified by:
    
    getOntology in interface Term
    
    Returns:
    
    the ontology
  - getTargetOntology
```
public Ontology getTargetOntology()
```
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - getAnnotation
```
public Annotation getAnnotation()
```
    Description copied from interface: Annotatable
    
    Should return the associated annotation object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getAnnotation in interface Annotatable
    
    Returns:
    
    an Annotation object, never null

Class OntologyTerm.Impl

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.biojava.nbio.ontology.OntologyTerm

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

Impl

Impl

Method Detail

addSynonym

removeSynonym

getSynonyms

getName

getDescription

setDescription

getOntology

getTargetOntology

toString

getAnnotation