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

All Superinterfaces:

CvTerm

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultOntologyTerm, LazyOntologyTerm
```
public interface OntologyTerm
extends CvTerm
```
Ontology term with definition, parents and children
Since:
```
15/02/13
```
Version:

$Id$

Author:

Marine Dumousseau (marine@ebi.ac.uk)

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface psidev.psi.mi.jami.model.CvTerm
  PSI_MI, PSI_MI_MI, PSI_MOD, PSI_MOD_MI, PSI_PAR

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`<O extends OntologyTerm> Collection<O>`	`getChildren()`	The children terms of this controlled vocabulary term.
`String`	`getDefinition()`	The definition of the controlled vocabulary as it appears in the ontology.
`<O extends OntologyTerm> Collection<O>`	`getParents()`	The parent terms of this controlled vocabulary term.
`void`	`setDefinition(String def)`	Set the definition

Methods inherited from interface psidev.psi.mi.jami.model.CvTerm
getAnnotations, getFullName, getIdentifiers, getMIIdentifier, getMODIdentifier, getPARIdentifier, getShortName, getSynonyms, getXrefs, setFullName, setMIIdentifier, setMODIdentifier, setPARIdentifier, setShortName

- Method Detail
  - getDefinition
```
String getDefinition()
```
    The definition of the controlled vocabulary as it appears in the ontology. It can be null Ex: electrophoresis is Any method which relies on the motion of particles relative to a matrix under the influence of an electrical field.
    
    Returns:
    
    the definition
  - setDefinition
```
void setDefinition(String def)
```
    Set the definition
    
    Parameters:
    
    def - : definition of the term
  - getParents
```
<O extends OntologyTerm> Collection<O> getParents()
```
    The parent terms of this controlled vocabulary term. The Collection cannot be null. If the term does not have any parents, the method should return an empty Collection.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    O - an O object
    
    Returns:
    
    the parents
  - getChildren
```
<O extends OntologyTerm> Collection<O> getChildren()
```
    The children terms of this controlled vocabulary term. The Collection cannot be null. If the term does not have any children, the method should return an empty Collection.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    O - an O object
    
    Returns:
    
    the children