public interface Ontology extends OsidCatalog
An ontology defines a collection of subjects.
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
OntologyRecord |
getOntologyRecord(Type ontologyRecordType)
Gets the ontology record corresponding to the given
Ontology
record Type. |
getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType
getId, isCurrent
getRecordTypes, hasRecordType
getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType
getBranding, getBrandingIds, getLicense, getProvider, getProviderId
OntologyRecord getOntologyRecord(Type ontologyRecordType) throws OperationFailedException
Ontology
record Type.
This method is used to retrieve an
object implementing the requested record. The
ontologyRecordType
may be the Type
returned in
getRecordTypes()
or any of its parents in a Type
hierarchy where hasRecordType(ontologyRecordType)
is true
.ontologyRecordType
- an ontology record typeNullArgumentException
- ontologyRecordType
is null
OperationFailedException
- unable to complete requestUnsupportedException
-
hasRecordType(ontologyRecordType)
is false
mandatory
- This method must be implemented.