Class Ontology

Represents the meta-information about an Ontology.

Inheritance

System.Object

OntologyResource

Ontology

Inherited Members

OntologyResource._literalProperties

OntologyResource._resourceProperties

OntologyResource._resource

OntologyResource._graph

OntologyResource.Resource

OntologyResource.Graph

OntologyResource.IntialiseProperty(string, bool)

OntologyResource.AddLiteralProperty(string, ILiteralNode, bool)

OntologyResource.AddLiteralProperty(Uri, ILiteralNode, bool)

OntologyResource.AddResourceProperty(string, INode, bool)

OntologyResource.AddResourceProperty(Uri, INode, bool)

OntologyResource.ClearLiteralProperty(string, bool)

OntologyResource.ClearLiteralProperty(Uri, bool)

OntologyResource.ClearResourceProperty(string, bool)

OntologyResource.ClearResourceProperty(Uri, bool)

OntologyResource.RemoveLiteralProperty(string, ILiteralNode, bool)

OntologyResource.RemoveLiteralProperty(Uri, ILiteralNode, bool)

OntologyResource.RemoveResourceProperty(string, INode, bool)

OntologyResource.RemoveResourceProperty(Uri, INode, bool)

OntologyResource.AddComment(string)

OntologyResource.AddComment(string, string)

OntologyResource.ClearComments()

OntologyResource.RemoveComment(ILiteralNode)

OntologyResource.RemoveComment(string)

OntologyResource.RemoveComment(string, string)

OntologyResource.AddDifferentFrom(INode)

OntologyResource.AddDifferentFrom(Uri)

OntologyResource.AddDifferentFrom(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.ClearDifferentFrom()

OntologyResource.RemoveDifferentFrom(INode)

OntologyResource.RemoveDifferentFrom(Uri)

OntologyResource.RemoveDifferentFrom(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.AddIsDefinedBy(INode)

OntologyResource.AddIsDefinedBy(Uri)

OntologyResource.AddIsDefinedBy(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.ClearIsDefinedBy()

OntologyResource.RemoveIsDefinedBy(INode)

OntologyResource.RemoveIsDefinedBy(Uri)

OntologyResource.RemoveIsDefinedBy(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.AddLabel(string)

OntologyResource.AddLabel(string, string)

OntologyResource.ClearLabels()

OntologyResource.RemoveLabel(ILiteralNode)

OntologyResource.RemoveLabel(string)

OntologyResource.RemoveLabel(string, string)

OntologyResource.AddSameAs(INode)

OntologyResource.AddSameAs(Uri)

OntologyResource.AddSameAs(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.ClearSameAs()

OntologyResource.RemoveSameAs(INode)

OntologyResource.RemoveSameAs(Uri)

OntologyResource.RemoveSameAs(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.AddSeeAlso(INode)

OntologyResource.AddSeeAlso(Uri)

OntologyResource.AddSeeAlso(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.ClearSeeAlso()

OntologyResource.RemoveSeeAlso(INode)

OntologyResource.RemoveSeeAlso(Uri)

OntologyResource.RemoveSeeAlso(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.AddType(INode)

OntologyResource.AddType(Uri)

OntologyResource.AddType(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.ClearTypes()

OntologyResource.RemoveType(INode)

OntologyResource.RemoveType(Uri)

OntologyResource.RemoveType(OntologyResource)

OntologyResource.AddVersionInfo(string)

OntologyResource.ClearVersionInfo()

OntologyResource.RemoveVersionInfo(ILiteralNode)

OntologyResource.RemoveVersionInfo(string)

OntologyResource.GetLiteralProperty(string)

OntologyResource.GetLiteralProperty(Uri)

OntologyResource.GetResourceProperty(string)

OntologyResource.GetResourceProperty(Uri)

OntologyResource.VersionInfo

OntologyResource.Comment

OntologyResource.Label

OntologyResource.SeeAlso

OntologyResource.SameAs

OntologyResource.IsDefinedBy

OntologyResource.DifferentFrom

OntologyResource.Types

OntologyResource.TriplesWithSubject

OntologyResource.TriplesWithObject

OntologyResource.TriplesWithPredicate

OntologyResource.Triples

OntologyResource.ToString()

OntologyResource.AsClass()

OntologyResource.AsProperty()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

Namespace: VDS.RDF.Ontology

Assembly: dotNetRdf.Ontology.dll

Syntax

public class Ontology : OntologyResource

Remarks

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

Constructors

Ontology(INode, IGraph)

Creates a new Ontology for the given resource.

Declaration

public Ontology(INode resource, IGraph graph)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.
IGraph	graph	Graph.

Remarks

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

Properties

BackwardsCompatibleWith

Gets all the Ontologies that this Ontology is backwards compatible with.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Ontology> BackwardsCompatibleWith { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T><Ontology>

Remarks

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

Imports

Gets all the Ontologies that this Ontology imports.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Ontology> Imports { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T><Ontology>

Remarks

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

IncompatibleWith

Gets all the Ontologies that this Ontology is incompatible with.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Ontology> IncompatibleWith { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T><Ontology>

Remarks

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

PriorVersions

Gets all the Ontologies that are prior versions of this Ontology.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Ontology> PriorVersions { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<T><Ontology>

Remarks

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

Methods

AddBackwardsCompatibleWith(Uri)

Adds a new owl:backwardsCompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddBackwardsCompatibleWith(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddBackwardsCompatibleWith(INode)

Adds a new owl:backwardsCompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddBackwardsCompatibleWith(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddBackwardsCompatibleWith(OntologyResource)

Adds a new owl:backwardsCompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddBackwardsCompatibleWith(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddImports(Uri)

Adds a new owl:imports triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddImports(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddImports(INode)

Adds a new owl:imports triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddImports(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddImports(OntologyResource)

Adds a new owl:imports triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddImports(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddIncompatibleWith(Uri)

Adds a new owl:incompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddIncompatibleWith(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddIncompatibleWith(INode)

Adds a new owl:incompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddIncompatibleWith(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddIncompatibleWith(OntologyResource)

Adds a new owl:incompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddIncompatibleWith(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddPriorVersion(Uri)

Adds a new owl:priorVersion triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddPriorVersion(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddPriorVersion(INode)

Adds a new owl:priorVersion triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddPriorVersion(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddPriorVersion(OntologyResource)

Adds a new owl:priorVersion triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool AddPriorVersion(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearBackwardsCompatibleWith()

Removes all owl:backwardsCompatibleWith triples for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool ClearBackwardsCompatibleWith()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearImports()

Removes all owl:imports triples for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool ClearImports()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearIncompatibleWith()

Removes all owl:incompatibleWith triples for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool ClearIncompatibleWith()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearPriorVersions()

Removes all owl:priorVersion triples for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool ClearPriorVersions()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveBackwardsCompatibleWith(Uri)

Removes a owl:backwardsCompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveBackwardsCompatibleWith(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveBackwardsCompatibleWith(INode)

Removes a owl:backwardsCompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveBackwardsCompatibleWith(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveBackwardsCompatibleWith(OntologyResource)

Removes a owl:backwardsCompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveBackwardsCompatibleWith(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveImports(Uri)

Removes a owl:imports triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveImports(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveImports(INode)

Removes a owl:imports triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveImports(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveImports(OntologyResource)

Removes a owl:imports triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveImports(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveIncompatibleWith(Uri)

Removes a owl:incompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveIncompatibleWith(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveIncompatibleWith(INode)

Removes a owl:incompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveIncompatibleWith(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveIncompatibleWith(OntologyResource)

Removes a owl:incompatibleWith triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemoveIncompatibleWith(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemovePriorVersion(Uri)

Removes a owl:priorVersion triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemovePriorVersion(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemovePriorVersion(INode)

Removes a owl:priorVersion triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemovePriorVersion(INode resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
INode	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemovePriorVersion(OntologyResource)

Removes a owl:priorVersion triple for this Ontology.

Declaration

public bool RemovePriorVersion(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

Extension Methods

Extensions.ToSafeString(object)

Extensions.AsEnumerable<T>(T)