org.w3c.rdf.model
Interface NodeFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

NodeFactoryImpl, NodeFactoryImpl, Registry

public interface NodeFactory

Provides methods for creating resources, literals and statements.

Method Summary

Literal	createLiteral(boolean b) Creates a literal from a boolean
Literal	createLiteral(byte b) Creates a literal from a byte
Literal	createLiteral(char b) Creates a literal from a char
Literal	createLiteral(double b) Creates a literal from a double
Literal	createLiteral(float b) Creates a literal from a float
Literal	createLiteral(int b) Creates a literal from an int
Literal	createLiteral(long b) Creates a literal from a long
Literal	createLiteral(short b) Creates a literal from a short
Literal	createLiteral(java.lang.String str) Creates a literal from a string
Resource	createOrdinal(int i) Creates an ordinal
Resource	createResource(java.lang.String uri) Creates a resource out of a URI
Resource	createResource(java.lang.String namespace, java.lang.String localName) Creates a resource out of a string
Statement	createStatement(Resource subject, Resource predicate, RDFNode object) Creates a triple
Resource	createUniqueResource() Creates a resource with a unique ID

Method Detail

createResource

public Resource createResource(java.lang.String uri)
                        throws ModelException

Creates a resource out of a URI

createResource

public Resource createResource(java.lang.String namespace,
                               java.lang.String localName)
                        throws ModelException

Creates a resource out of a string

Since:

2000-10-21

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(java.lang.String str)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a string

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(boolean b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a boolean

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(byte b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a byte

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(char b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a char

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(short b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a short

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(int b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from an int

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(long b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a long

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(float b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a float

createLiteral

public Literal createLiteral(double b)
                      throws ModelException

Creates a literal from a double

createStatement

public Statement createStatement(Resource subject,
                                 Resource predicate,
                                 RDFNode object)
                          throws ModelException

Creates a triple

createUniqueResource

public Resource createUniqueResource()
                              throws ModelException

Creates a resource with a unique ID

createOrdinal

public Resource createOrdinal(int i)
                       throws ModelException

Creates an ordinal