Package org.biojava.nbio.ontology

Interface OntologyFactory

public interface OntologyFactory

A factory for Ontology instances.

Author:

Matthew Pocock

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Ontology	createOntology(String name, String description)	Creates a new Ontology

Method Details

createOntology

Ontology createOntology(String name,
 String description)
                 throws OntologyException

Creates a new Ontology

Parameters:

name - the name to give the ontology

description - the description for the ontology

Returns:

an Ontology

Throws:

NullPointerException - if either name or description are null

OntologyException - if the ontology could not be created