Class OntologyResource

Base class for representing a resource in an Ontology.

Inheritance

object

OntologyResource

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

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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
Uri	resource	Resource.
IGraph	graph	Graph.

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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.

Fields

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_graph

The Graph from which this Resource originates.

Declaration

protected readonly IGraph _graph

Field Value

Type	Description
IGraph

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_literalProperties

Storage of Literal Properties.

Declaration

protected Dictionary<string, List<ILiteralNode>> _literalProperties

Field Value

Type	Description
Dictionary<string, List<ILiteralNode>>

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_resource

The Node which this Resource is a wrapper around.

Declaration

protected readonly INode _resource

Field Value

Type	Description
INode

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_resourceProperties

Storage of Resource Properties.

Declaration

protected Dictionary<string, HashSet<INode>> _resourceProperties

Field Value

Type	Description
Dictionary<string, HashSet<INode>>

Properties

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Comment

Gets the Comment(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> Comment { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ILiteralNode>

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DifferentFrom

Gets the Different From(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> DifferentFrom { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<INode>

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Graph

Gets the Graph that this Ontology Resource is from.

Declaration

public IGraph Graph { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IGraph

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IsDefinedBy

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

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> IsDefinedBy { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<INode>

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Label

Gets the Label(s) for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> Label { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ILiteralNode>

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Resource

Gets the Resource that this Ontology Resource refers to.

Declaration

public INode Resource { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
INode

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SameAs

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

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> SameAs { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<INode>

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Triples

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

Declaration

public IEnumerable<Triple> Triples { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<Triple>

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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
IEnumerable<Triple>

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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
IEnumerable<Triple>

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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
IEnumerable<Triple>

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Types

Gets the rdf:type's for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<INode> Types { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<INode>

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VersionInfo

Gets the Version Information for the Resource.

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> VersionInfo { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ILiteralNode>

Methods

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AddComment(string)

Adds a comment for this resource.

Declaration

public bool AddComment(string comment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	comment	Comment.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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AddDifferentFrom(Uri)

Adds a new owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddDifferentFrom(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

Remarks

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

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AddIsDefinedBy(Uri)

Adds a new rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddIsDefinedBy(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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AddLabel(string)

Adds a label for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddLabel(string label)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	label	Label.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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.
bool	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
ILiteralNode	value	Literal Value.
bool	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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.
bool	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
INode	value	Literal Value.
bool	persist	Whether the new value should be added to the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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AddSameAs(Uri)

Adds a new owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSameAs(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

Remarks

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

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AddSeeAlso(Uri)

Adds a new rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddSeeAlso(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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AddType(Uri)

Adds a new rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool AddType(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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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.

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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.

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ClearComments()

Removes all comments for this resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearComments()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearDifferentFrom()

Clears all owl:differentFrom triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearDifferentFrom()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearIsDefinedBy()

Removes all rdfs:isDefinedBy triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearIsDefinedBy()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearLabels()

Clears all labels for a resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearLabels()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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.
bool	persist	Whether the removed values are removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearLiteralProperty(Uri, bool)

Clears all values for a Literal Property.

Declaration

public bool ClearLiteralProperty(Uri propertyUri, bool persist)

Parameters

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

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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.
bool	persist	Whether the removed values are removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearResourceProperty(Uri, bool)

Clears all values for a Resource Property.

Declaration

public bool ClearResourceProperty(Uri propertyUri, bool persist)

Parameters

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

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearSameAs()

Removes all owl:sameAs triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearSameAs()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearSeeAlso()

Removes all rdfs:seeAlso triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearSeeAlso()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearTypes()

Removes all rdf:type triples for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearTypes()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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ClearVersionInfo()

Clears version information for the resource.

Declaration

public bool ClearVersionInfo()

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
IEnumerable<ILiteralNode>

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GetLiteralProperty(Uri)

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

Declaration

public IEnumerable<ILiteralNode> GetLiteralProperty(Uri propertyUri)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<ILiteralNode>

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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
IEnumerable<INode>

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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
Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.

Returns

Type	Description
IEnumerable<INode>

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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.
bool	requireLiteral	Whether only Literal values are acceptable.

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RemoveComment(string)

Removes a comment for this resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveComment(string comment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	comment	Comment.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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RemoveComment(ILiteralNode)

Removes a comment for this resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveComment(ILiteralNode comment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ILiteralNode	comment	Comment.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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RemoveDifferentFrom(Uri)

Removes a owl:differentFrom triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveDifferentFrom(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

Remarks

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

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RemoveIsDefinedBy(Uri)

Removes a rdfs:isDefinedBy triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveIsDefinedBy(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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RemoveLabel(string)

Removes a label for a resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveLabel(string label)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	label	Label.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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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.
bool	persist	Whether the removed value is removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
Uri	propertyUri	Property URI.
ILiteralNode	value	Value to remove.
bool	persist	Whether the removed value is removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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.
bool	persist	Whether the removed value is removed from the Graph.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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RemoveResourceProperty(Uri, INode, bool)

Removes a value for a property.

Declaration

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

Parameters

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

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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RemoveSameAs(Uri)

Removes a owl:sameAs triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSameAs(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

Remarks

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

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RemoveSeeAlso(Uri)

Removes a rdfs:seeAlso triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveSeeAlso(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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RemoveType(Uri)

Removes a rdf:type triple for the resource.

Declaration

public bool RemoveType(Uri resource)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Uri	resource	Resource.

Returns

Type	Description
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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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
bool

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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

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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)