org.semanticdesktop.aperture.rdf
Interface RDFContainerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

RDFContainerFactoryImpl, RDFContainerFactoryImpl

public interface RDFContainerFactory

RDFContainerFactories create new RDFContainers on demand.

Method Summary

RDFContainer	getRDFContainer(URI uri) Returns a RDFContainer instance.
RDFContainer	newInstance(String id) Create a new empty RDFContainer describing the specified ID.
RDFContainer	newInstance(URI id) Create a new empty RDFContainer describing the specified ID.

Method Detail

newInstance

RDFContainer newInstance(String id)

Create a new empty RDFContainer describing the specified ID.

Parameters:

id - The URI of the described resource.

Returns:

A new empty RDFContainer that will describe the specified ID.

newInstance

RDFContainer newInstance(URI id)

Create a new empty RDFContainer describing the specified ID.

Parameters:

id - The URI of the described resource.

Returns:

A new empty RDFContainer that will describe the specified ID.

getRDFContainer

RDFContainer getRDFContainer(URI uri)

Returns a RDFContainer instance. This may be either a shared instance or a new instance.

Returns:

a RDFContainer instance.