Class OntologyResource

Base class for representing a resource in an Ontology.

Inheritance

System.Object

OntologyResource

Individual

Ontology

OntologyClass

OntologyProperty

Inherited Members

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 OntologyResource

Remarks

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

Constructors

OntologyResource(Uri, IGraph)

Creates a new Ontology Resource for the given Resource in the given Graph.

Declaration

protected OntologyResource(Uri resource, IGraph graph)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	resource	Resource.
IGraph	graph	Graph.

Remarks

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

OntologyResource(INode, IGraph)

Creates a new Ontology Resource for the given Resource in the given Graph.

Declaration

protected OntologyResource(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.

Fields

_graph

The Graph from which this Resource originates.

Declaration

protected IGraph _graph

Field Value

Type	Description
IGraph

Remarks

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

_literalProperties

Storage of Literal Properties.

Declaration

protected Dictionary<string, List<ILiteralNode>> _literalProperties

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<TKey, TValue><string, System.Collections.Generic.List<T><ILiteralNode>>

Remarks

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

_resource

The Node which this Resource is a wrapper around.

Declaration

protected INode _resource

Field Value

Type	Description
INode

Remarks

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

_resourceProperties

Storage of Resource Properties.

Declaration

protected Dictionary<string, HashSet<INode>> _resourceProperties

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<TKey, TValue><string, System.Collections.Generic.HashSet<T><INode>>

Remarks

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

Properties

Comment

Gets the Comment(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> Comment { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

DifferentFrom

Gets the Different From(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> DifferentFrom { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

Graph

Gets the Graph that this Ontology Resource is from.

Declaration

public IGraph Graph { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IGraph

Remarks

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

IsDefinedBy

Gets the Is Defined By(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> IsDefinedBy { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

Label

Gets the Label(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> Label { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

Resource

Gets the Resource that this Ontology Resource refers to.

Declaration

public INode Resource { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
INode

Remarks

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

SameAs

Gets the Same As('s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> SameAs { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

SeeAlso

Gets the See Also(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> SeeAlso { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

Triples

Gets all the Triples where the Resource occurs in any position.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Triple> Triples { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

TriplesWithObject

Gets all the Triples from the Graph where the Resource occurs as the Object.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Triple> TriplesWithObject { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

TriplesWithPredicate

Gets all the Triples from the Graph where the Resource occurs as the Predicate.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Triple> TriplesWithPredicate { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

TriplesWithSubject

Gets all the Triples from the Graph where the Resource occurs as the Subject.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Triple> TriplesWithSubject { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

Types

Gets the rdf:type's for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> Types { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

VersionInfo

Gets the Version Information for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> VersionInfo { get; }

Property Value

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

Remarks

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

Methods

AddComment(string, string)

Adds a comment in a specific language for this resource.

Declaration

public bool AddComment(string comment, string lang)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	comment	Comment.
string	lang	Language.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddComment(string)

Adds a comment for this resource.

Declaration

public bool AddComment(string comment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	comment	Comment.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddDifferentFrom(Uri)

Adds a new owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddDifferentFrom(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.

AddDifferentFrom(INode)

Adds a new owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddDifferentFrom(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.

AddDifferentFrom(OntologyResource)

Adds a new owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddDifferentFrom(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

This overload also adds this resource as different from the given resource.

AddIsDefinedBy(Uri)

Adds a new rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddIsDefinedBy(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.

AddIsDefinedBy(INode)

Adds a new rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddIsDefinedBy(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.

AddIsDefinedBy(OntologyResource)

Adds a new rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddIsDefinedBy(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.

AddLabel(string, string)

Adds a label in a specific language for a resource.

Declaration

public bool AddLabel(string label, string lang)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	label	Label.
string	lang	Language.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddLabel(string)

Adds a label for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddLabel(string label)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	label	Label.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddLiteralProperty(string, ILiteralNode, bool)

Adds a new literal value for a property.

Declaration

public bool AddLiteralProperty(string propertyUri, ILiteralNode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.
ILiteralNode	value	Literal Value.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddLiteralProperty(Uri, ILiteralNode, bool)

Adds a new literal value for a property.

Declaration

public bool AddLiteralProperty(Uri propertyUri, ILiteralNode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
ILiteralNode	value	Literal Value.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddResourceProperty(string, INode, bool)

Adds a new value for a property.

Declaration

public bool AddResourceProperty(string propertyUri, INode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.
INode	value	Literal Value.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddResourceProperty(Uri, INode, bool)

Adds a new value for a property.

Declaration

public bool AddResourceProperty(Uri propertyUri, INode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
INode	value	Literal Value.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AddSameAs(Uri)

Adds a new owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSameAs(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.

AddSameAs(INode)

Adds a new owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSameAs(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.

AddSameAs(OntologyResource)

Adds a new owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSameAs(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

This overload also adds this resource as an owl:sameAs triple for the given resource.

AddSeeAlso(Uri)

Adds a new rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSeeAlso(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.

AddSeeAlso(INode)

Adds a new rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSeeAlso(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.

AddSeeAlso(OntologyResource)

Adds a new rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSeeAlso(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.

AddType(Uri)

Adds a new rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddType(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.

AddType(INode)

Adds a new rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddType(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.

AddType(OntologyResource)

Adds a new rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddType(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.

AddVersionInfo(string)

Adds version information for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddVersionInfo(string info)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	info	Version Information.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

AsClass()

Casts a Resource into an Ontology Class.

Declaration

public OntologyClass AsClass()

Returns

Type	Description
OntologyClass

Remarks

Anything may be cast to a OntologyClass regardless of whether it actually represents a class in the ontology.

AsProperty()

Casts a Resource into an Ontology Property.

Declaration

public OntologyProperty AsProperty()

Returns

Type	Description
OntologyProperty

Remarks

Anything may be cast to a OntologyProperty regardless of whether it actually represents a property in the ontology.

ClearComments()

Removes all comments for this resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearComments()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearDifferentFrom()

Clears all owl:differentFrom triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearDifferentFrom()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearIsDefinedBy()

Removes all rdfs:isDefinedBy triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearIsDefinedBy()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearLabels()

Clears all labels for a resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearLabels()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearLiteralProperty(string, bool)

Clears all values for a Literal Property.

Declaration

public bool ClearLiteralProperty(string propertyUri, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed values are removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearLiteralProperty(Uri, bool)

Clears all values for a Literal Property.

Declaration

public bool ClearLiteralProperty(Uri propertyUri, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed values are removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearResourceProperty(string, bool)

Clears all values for a Resource Property.

Declaration

public bool ClearResourceProperty(string propertyUri, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed values are removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearResourceProperty(Uri, bool)

Clears all values for a Resource Property.

Declaration

public bool ClearResourceProperty(Uri propertyUri, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed values are removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearSameAs()

Removes all owl:sameAs triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearSameAs()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearSeeAlso()

Removes all rdfs:seeAlso triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearSeeAlso()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearTypes()

Removes all rdf:type triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearTypes()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ClearVersionInfo()

Clears version information for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearVersionInfo()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

GetLiteralProperty(string)

Gets the values for a property which is restricted to literals.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> GetLiteralProperty(string propertyUri)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.

Returns

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

Remarks

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

GetLiteralProperty(Uri)

Gets the values for a property which is restricted to literals.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> GetLiteralProperty(Uri propertyUri)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.

Returns

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

Remarks

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

GetResourceProperty(string)

Gets the values for a property which can be any node type.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> GetResourceProperty(string propertyUri)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.

Returns

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

Remarks

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

GetResourceProperty(Uri)

Gets the values for a property which can be any node type.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> GetResourceProperty(Uri propertyUri)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.

Returns

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

Remarks

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

IntialiseProperty(string, bool)

Retrieves all the Triples which have the Resource as the subject and the given property URI as the predicate from the Graph and stores the values locally.

Declaration

protected void IntialiseProperty(string propertyUri, bool requireLiteral)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.
System.Boolean	requireLiteral	Whether only Literal values are acceptable.

Remarks

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

RemoveComment(string, string)

Removes a comment in a specific language for this resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveComment(string comment, string lang)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	comment	Comment.
string	lang	Language.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveComment(string)

Removes a comment for this resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveComment(string comment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	comment	Comment.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveComment(ILiteralNode)

Removes a comment for this resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveComment(ILiteralNode comment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ILiteralNode	comment	Comment.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveDifferentFrom(Uri)

Removes a owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveDifferentFrom(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.

RemoveDifferentFrom(INode)

Removes a owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveDifferentFrom(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.

RemoveDifferentFrom(OntologyResource)

Removes a owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveDifferentFrom(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

This overload also removes this resource as different from the given resource.

RemoveIsDefinedBy(Uri)

Removes a rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveIsDefinedBy(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.

RemoveIsDefinedBy(INode)

Removes a rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveIsDefinedBy(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.

RemoveIsDefinedBy(OntologyResource)

Removes a rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveIsDefinedBy(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.

RemoveLabel(string, string)

Removes a label in a specific language for a resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveLabel(string label, string lang)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	label	Label.
string	lang	Language.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveLabel(string)

Removes a label for a resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveLabel(string label)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	label	Label.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveLabel(ILiteralNode)

Removes a specific label for a resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveLabel(ILiteralNode label)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ILiteralNode	label	Label.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveLiteralProperty(string, ILiteralNode, bool)

Removes a literal value for a property.

Declaration

public bool RemoveLiteralProperty(string propertyUri, ILiteralNode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.
ILiteralNode	value	Value to remove.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed value is removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveLiteralProperty(Uri, ILiteralNode, bool)

Removes a literal value for a property.

Declaration

public bool RemoveLiteralProperty(Uri propertyUri, ILiteralNode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
ILiteralNode	value	Value to remove.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed value is removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveResourceProperty(string, INode, bool)

Removes a value for a property.

Declaration

public bool RemoveResourceProperty(string propertyUri, INode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	propertyUri	Property URI.
INode	value	Value to remove.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed value is removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveResourceProperty(Uri, INode, bool)

Removes a value for a property.

Declaration

public bool RemoveResourceProperty(Uri propertyUri, INode value, bool persist)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
INode	value	Value to remove.
System.Boolean	persist	Whether the removed value is removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveSameAs(Uri)

Removes a owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSameAs(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.

RemoveSameAs(INode)

Removes a owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSameAs(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.

RemoveSameAs(OntologyResource)

Removes a owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSameAs(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

This overload also removes the owl:sameAs triple for the given resource.

RemoveSeeAlso(Uri)

Removes a rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSeeAlso(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.

RemoveSeeAlso(INode)

Removes a rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSeeAlso(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.

RemoveSeeAlso(OntologyResource)

Removes a rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSeeAlso(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.

RemoveType(Uri)

Removes a rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveType(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.

RemoveType(INode)

Removes a rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveType(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.

RemoveType(OntologyResource)

Removes a rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveType(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.

RemoveVersionInfo(string)

Remove version information for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveVersionInfo(string info)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	info	Version Information.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

RemoveVersionInfo(ILiteralNode)

Remove version information for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveVersionInfo(ILiteralNode info)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ILiteralNode	info	Version Information.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Remarks

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

ToString()

Gets the String representation of the Resource.

Declaration

public override string ToString()

Returns

Type	Description
string

Overrides

object.ToString()

Remarks

This is either the first label (if any are declared) or the string representation of the INode that this resource wraps.

Operators

explicit operator Graph(OntologyResource)

Casts a Resource into a Graph.

Declaration

public static explicit operator Graph(OntologyResource resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
OntologyResource	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
Graph

Remarks

Equivalent to doing a SPARQL DESCRIBE query on this resource.

Extension Methods

Extensions.ToSafeString(object)

Extensions.AsEnumerable<T>(T)