org.metaqtl.bio
Interface IBioOntologyTerm

All Superinterfaces:

IBioAdaptable, IBioEntity

All Known Implementing Classes:

OntologyTerm

public interface IBioOntologyTerm
extends IBioEntity

This class defines a term of an ontology.

Method Summary

IBioOntologyTerm[]	getChildrenTerm() Returns the children if the term has chilren, null otherwise.
long	getID() Returns the id if the terms.
IBioOntologyTerm	getParentTerm() Returns the parent of the term.
boolean	hasChildren() Returns true if the term has children, false otherwise.

Methods inherited from interface org.metaqtl.bio.IBioEntity

getName, getParent, getProperties, getType, setName, setProperties

Methods inherited from interface org.metaqtl.bio.IBioAdaptable

getBioAdapter

Method Detail

getID

long getID()

Returns the id if the terms.

Returns:

getChildrenTerm

IBioOntologyTerm[] getChildrenTerm()

Returns the children if the term has chilren, null otherwise.

Returns:

getParentTerm

IBioOntologyTerm getParentTerm()

Returns the parent of the term.

Returns:

hasChildren

boolean hasChildren()

Returns true if the term has children, false otherwise.

Returns: