Name

java.lang.Object
- casa.ontology.v3.Name

All Implemented Interfaces:

Comparable<Name>
```
class Name
extends Object
implements Comparable<Name>
```
A name object that contains both a name and the ontology it resides in. This is intended to be used in the form [ontology-name]:[name], where the object named may be recognized with or with the ontology-name qualification.

Author:

Rob Kremer

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`private String`	`name`
`private Ontology`	`ontology`
`(package private) static char`	`SEPARATOR_CHAR` char for of the separator character that separates and ontology for the name proper.
`(package private) static String`	`SEPARATOR_NAME` A name for of the separator character that separates and ontology for the name proper.
`(package private) static String`	`SEPARATOR_STRING` String for of the separator character that separates and ontology for the name proper.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Name(Ontology ontology, String name)

Name(String name)

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Name(Ontology ontology, String name)`
`Name(String name)`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`int`	`compareTo(Name o)`
`String`	`getName()`
`Ontology`	`getOntology()`
`String`	`getRelativeName(Ontology ont)`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ontology
```
private Ontology ontology
```
  - name
```
private String name
```
  - SEPARATOR_STRING
```
static final String SEPARATOR_STRING
```
    String for of the separator character that separates and ontology for the name proper.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SEPARATOR_CHAR
```
static final char SEPARATOR_CHAR
```
    char for of the separator character that separates and ontology for the name proper.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SEPARATOR_NAME
```
static final String SEPARATOR_NAME
```
    A name for of the separator character that separates and ontology for the name proper.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - Name
```
Name(String name)
throws IllegalOperationException
```
    Throws:
    
    IllegalOperationException
  - Name
```
Name(Ontology ontology,
     String name)
throws IllegalOperationException
```
    Throws:
    
    IllegalOperationException
- Method Detail
  - getOntology
```
public Ontology getOntology()
```
    Returns:
    
    the ontology object that contains this object.
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Returns:
    
    the name (without the ontology spec) part of this Name object.
    
    See Also:
    
    toString()
  - getRelativeName
```
public String getRelativeName(Ontology ont)
```
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the fully qualified name of this Name object: [ontology-name].[name]. For example, "primitiveOntology.isa".
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(Name o)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<Name>

Class Name

Field Summary

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ontology

name

SEPARATOR_STRING

SEPARATOR_CHAR

SEPARATOR_NAME

Constructor Detail

Name

Name

Method Detail

getOntology

getName

getRelativeName

toString

compareTo