Class Individual

Represents an Individual i.e. an instance of some class in an ontology.
Inheritance
System.Object
OntologyResource
Individual
Inherited Members
System.Object.Equals(System.Object)
System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)
System.Object.GetHashCode()
System.Object.GetType()
System.Object.MemberwiseClone()
System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)
Namespace: VDS.RDF.Ontology
Assembly: dotNetRDF.dll
Syntax
public class Individual : OntologyResource
Remarks

See Using the Ontology API for some informal documentation on the use of the Ontology namespace.

Constructors

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Individual(INode, IGraph)

Gets an Individual from the Graph.
Declaration
public Individual(INode resource, IGraph graph)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource that represents the Individual.
IGraph graph Graph the Individual is in.
Remarks
Requires that an individual (a resource which is the subject of at least one triple where the predicate is rdf:type) is already present in the Graph.
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Individual(INode, INode, IGraph)

Gets/Creates an Individual from the Graph.
Declaration
public Individual(INode resource, INode resourceClass, IGraph graph)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource that represents the Individual.
INode resourceClass Class to create/add the Individual to.
IGraph graph Graph the Individual is in.
Remarks
Allows for creating new Individuals in the Graph or adding existing resources to another Class. If the resource for the Individual or the given Class are new then they will be added to the Graph.

Properties

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Classes

Gets all the Classes that this resource belongs to.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyClass> Classes { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyClass>

Methods

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HasClass(Uri)

Gets whether the Individual belongs to a class identified by the given URI.
Declaration
public bool HasClass(Uri class)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri class Class URI.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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HasClass(INode)

Gets whether the Individual belongs to a class identified by the given resource.
Declaration
public bool HasClass(INode class)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode class Class.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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HasClass(OntologyClass)

Gets whether the Individual belongs to a specific class.
Declaration
public bool HasClass(OntologyClass class)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyClass class Class.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

Extension Methods