Class OntologyProperty

Class for representing a property in an Ontology.
Inheritance
System.Object
OntologyResource
OntologyProperty
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 OntologyProperty : OntologyResource
Remarks

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

Constructors

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OntologyProperty(Uri, IGraph)

Creates a new RDFS Ontology Property for the given resource in the given Graph.
Declaration
public OntologyProperty(Uri resource, IGraph graph)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
IGraph graph Graph.
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OntologyProperty(INode, IGraph)

Creates a new Ontology Property for the given resource in the given Graph.
Declaration
public OntologyProperty(INode resource, IGraph graph)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
IGraph graph Graph.

Properties

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DirectSubProperties

Gets the direct sub-classes of this class.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> DirectSubProperties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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DirectSuperProperties

Gets the direct super-properties of this property.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> DirectSuperProperties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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Domains

Gets all the Classes which are in the properties Domain.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyClass> Domains { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyClass>
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EquivalentProperties

Gets all the equivalent properties of this property.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> EquivalentProperties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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IndirectSubProperties

Gets the indirect sub-classes of this class.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> IndirectSubProperties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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IndirectSuperProperty

Gets the indirect super-properties of this property.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> IndirectSuperProperty { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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InverseProperties

Gets all the inverse properties of this property.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> InverseProperties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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IsBottomProperty

Gets whether this is a btoom property i.e. has no sub properties defined.
Declaration
public bool IsBottomProperty { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean
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IsTopProperty

Gets whether this is a top property i.e. has no super properties defined.
Declaration
public bool IsTopProperty { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean
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Ranges

Gets all the Classes which are in this properties Range.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyClass> Ranges { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyClass>
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Siblings

Gets the Sibling properties of this property, if this property is the root of the ontology nothing is returned even if there are multiple root properties.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> Siblings { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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SubProperties

Gets the sub-properties of this property (both direct and indirect).
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> SubProperties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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SuperProperties

Gets the super-properties of this property (both direct and indirect).
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyProperty> SuperProperties { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyProperty>
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UsedBy

Gets all the resources that use this property.
Declaration
public IEnumerable<OntologyResource> UsedBy { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<OntologyResource>

Methods

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AddDomain(Uri)

Adds a new domain for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddDomain(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddDomain(INode)

Adds a new domain for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddDomain(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddDomain(OntologyResource)

Adds a new domain for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddDomain(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddEquivalentProperty(Uri)

Adds a new equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddEquivalentProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddEquivalentProperty(INode)

Adds a new equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddEquivalentProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddEquivalentProperty(OntologyProperty)

Adds a new equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddEquivalentProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also adds this property as an equivalent property of the given property.
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AddEquivalentProperty(OntologyResource)

Adds a new equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddEquivalentProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddInverseProperty(Uri)

Adds an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddInverseProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddInverseProperty(INode)

Adds an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddInverseProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddInverseProperty(OntologyProperty)

Adds an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddInverseProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also adds this property as an inverse property of the given property.
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AddInverseProperty(OntologyResource)

Adds an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddInverseProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddRange(Uri)

Adds a new range for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddRange(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddRange(INode)

Adds a new range for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddRange(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddRange(OntologyResource)

Adds a new range for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddRange(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddSubProperty(Uri)

Adds a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSubProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddSubProperty(INode)

Adds a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSubProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddSubProperty(OntologyProperty)

Adds a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSubProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also adds this property as a super-property of the given property.
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AddSubProperty(OntologyResource)

Adds a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSubProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddSuperProperty(Uri)

Adds a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSuperProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddSuperProperty(INode)

Adds a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSuperProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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AddSuperProperty(OntologyProperty)

Adds a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSuperProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also adds this property as a sub-property of the given property.
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AddSuperProperty(OntologyResource)

Adds a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool AddSuperProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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ClearDomains()

Clears all domains for the property.
Declaration
public bool ClearDomains()
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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ClearEquivalentProperties()

Clears all equivalent properties for this property.
Declaration
public bool ClearEquivalentProperties()
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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ClearInverseProperties()

Removes all inverse properties for this property.
Declaration
public bool ClearInverseProperties()
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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ClearRanges()

Clears all ranges for the property.
Declaration
public bool ClearRanges()
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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ClearSubProperties()

Clears all sub-properties of this property.
Declaration
public bool ClearSubProperties()
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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ClearSuperProperties()

Removes all super-properties of this property.
Declaration
public bool ClearSuperProperties()
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveDomain(Uri)

Removes a domain for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveDomain(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveDomain(INode)

Removes a domain for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveDomain(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveDomain(OntologyResource)

Removes a domain for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveDomain(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveEquivalentProperty(Uri)

Removes an equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveEquivalentProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveEquivalentProperty(INode)

Removes an equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveEquivalentProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveEquivalentProperty(OntologyProperty)

Removes an equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveEquivalentProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also removes this property as an equivalent property of the given property.
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RemoveEquivalentProperty(OntologyResource)

Removes an equivalent property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveEquivalentProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveInverseProperty(Uri)

Removes an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveInverseProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveInverseProperty(INode)

Removes an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveInverseProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveInverseProperty(OntologyProperty)

Removes an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveInverseProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also removes this property as an inverse property of the given property.
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RemoveInverseProperty(OntologyResource)

Removes an inverse property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveInverseProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveRange(Uri)

Removes a range for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveRange(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveRange(INode)

Removes a range for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveRange(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveRange(OntologyResource)

Removes a range for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveRange(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveSubProperty(Uri)

Removes a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSubProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveSubProperty(INode)

Removes a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSubProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveSubProperty(OntologyProperty)

Removes a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSubProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also removes this property as a super-property of the given property.
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RemoveSubProperty(OntologyResource)

Removes a sub-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSubProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveSuperProperty(Uri)

Removes a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSuperProperty(Uri resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Uri resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveSuperProperty(INode)

Removes a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSuperProperty(INode resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
INode resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
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RemoveSuperProperty(OntologyProperty)

Removes a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSuperProperty(OntologyProperty property)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyProperty property Property.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean
Remarks
This overload also removes this property as a sub-property of the given property.
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RemoveSuperProperty(OntologyResource)

Removes a super-property for the property.
Declaration
public bool RemoveSuperProperty(OntologyResource resource)
Parameters
Type Name Description
OntologyResource resource Resource.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

Extension Methods