org.tm4j.topicmap .TopicMapUtils

This interface defines the basic set of utility functions expected from a topic map engine. Different concrete instances of the TopicMap interface may define their own concrete instance of this interface.

Method Summary
java.lang.String	generateId()
java.lang.String	generateId(java.net.URL baseURL)
java.util.Collection	getAssociationTypes(java.util.Collection associations) Retrieves the type of all specified associations
java.util.Collection	getAssociations(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic topic) Returns a collection of all associations in which the specified topic plays a role.
java.util.Collection	getAssociationsInScope(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic scope,java.util.Collection associations) Returns a collection of the associations in a given scope.
java.util.Collection	getAssociationsInScope(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic[] scope,java.util.Collection associations) Returns an unmodifiable collection of associations in a given scope.
java.util.Iterator	getAssociationsIterator() Returns an iterator over all of the Associations in the topic map.
java.util.Collection	getAssociationsOfType(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic type,java.util.Collection associations) Returns an unmodifiable collection of associations which are of the specified type.
java.lang.String	getDisplayName(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic topic,org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic[] inScope) Returns a string which may be used as a display name in the specified scope.
java.util.Collection	getMembersOfType(org.tm4j.topicmap.Association assoc,org.tm4j.net.Locator subjectOrIndicator) Returns the set of Members of the specified Association for which the subject or subject indicator of the roleSpec matches the specified locator
java.util.Collection	getMembersOfType(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic topic,org.tm4j.net.Locator subjectOrIndicator) Returns the set of Members of the specified Topic for which the subject or subject indicator of the roleSpec matches the specified locator.
java.util.Iterator	getNamesIterator() Returns an iterator over all of the base names of topics in the topic map.
java.util.Collection	getObjectScopes(java.util.Collection objects) Get the scopes of all specified topic map objects.
java.util.Collection	getObjectTypes(java.util.Collection objects) Gets the types of the specified objects
java.util.Collection	getObjectsInScope(java.util.Collection scope,java.util.Collection objects) Gets the all topic map objects in the specified scope
java.util.Collection	getObjectsOfType(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic type,java.util.Collection objects) Returns only those objects in the specified collection which are of the specifed type.
java.util.Iterator	getOccurrencesIterator() Returns an iterator over all of the occurrences of topics in the topic map
java.util.Collection	getPlayersOfRole(org.tm4j.topicmap.Association assoc,org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic roleSpec) Returns the set of topics which are players in Members of the specified association where the Member plays role defined by roleSpec.
java.lang.String	getSortName(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic topic,org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic[] inScope) Returns a string which may be used as a sort name in the specified scope.
java.util.Collection	getSubClasses(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic cls) Retrieves the subclasses of the class defined by the Topic `cls`.
java.util.Collection	getSuperClasses(org.tm4j.topicmap.Topic cls) Retrieves the superclasses of the class defined by the Topic `cls`.
java.util.Collection	getThemes() Returns the set of Topics in this topic map which are used as a theme in the scope of one or more other topic map objects.
java.util.Collection	getTopicTypes(java.util.Collection topics) getTopicTypes Returns all of the Topics which describe the type of another topic.
java.util.Collection	getTopicsByIdentity(java.lang.String identity) getTopicsByIdentity Gets the Topic objects which have the specified identity.
java.util.Iterator	getTopicsIterator() Returns an iterator over all of the topics in the topic map.