OntologyTermFetcher (PSI :: JAMI - Java framework for molecular interactions 3.3.0 API)

All Superinterfaces:

CvTermFetcher<OntologyTerm>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachedOlsOntologyTermFetcher, MockOntologyTermFetcher, OboOntologyTermFetcher, OlsOntologyTermFetcher, OntologyTermCompositeFetcher
```
public interface OntologyTermFetcher
extends CvTermFetcher<OntologyTerm>
```
Finds ontology terms in the Ontology Lookup Service as well as having options to recursively find parents and or children. Extends CvTermFetcher with OntologyTerms.

Since:

03/07/13

Author:

Gabriel Aldam (galdam@ebi.ac.uk)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Set<OntologyTerm>`	`fetchRootTerms(String databaseName)`	fetchRootTerms.
`Set<OntologyTerm>`	`fetchRootTerms(CvTerm database)`	fetchRootTerms.

Methods inherited from interface psidev.psi.mi.jami.bridges.fetcher.CvTermFetcher
fetchByIdentifier, fetchByIdentifier, fetchByIdentifiers, fetchByIdentifiers, fetchByName, fetchByName, fetchByNames, fetchByNames

- Method Detail
  - fetchRootTerms
```
Set<OntologyTerm> fetchRootTerms(String databaseName)
                          throws BridgeFailedException
```
    fetchRootTerms.
    
    Parameters:
    
    databaseName - : ontology database name
    
    Returns:
    
    a set of root terms for the ontology matching this database name
    
    Throws:
    
    BridgeFailedException - if any.
  - fetchRootTerms
```
Set<OntologyTerm> fetchRootTerms(CvTerm database)
                          throws BridgeFailedException
```
    fetchRootTerms.
    
    Parameters:
    
    database - : database term for the ontology
    
    Returns:
    
    a set of root terms for the ontology matching this database term
    
    Throws:
    
    BridgeFailedException - if any.