Package org.incenp.obofoundry.kgcl

Class RandomizedIDGenerator

java.lang.Object

org.incenp.obofoundry.kgcl.RandomizedIDGenerator

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAutoIDGenerator

public class RandomizedIDGenerator
extends Object
implements IAutoIDGenerator

Generates numerical IDs within a given a range. This class is similar to SequentialIDGenerator except that numerical IDs are chosen randomly within the target range, instead of being chosen sequentially.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
RandomizedIDGenerator(org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntology ontology, String format, int min, int max)	Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	nextID()	Generates a new automatic ID.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

RandomizedIDGenerator

public RandomizedIDGenerator(org.semanticweb.owlapi.model.OWLOntology ontology,
 String format,
 int min,
 int max)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

ontology - The ontology to generate IDs for. Its contents will be checked to ensure the generated IDs do not clash with existing entities.

format - The format of newly generated IDs. It must contain a C-style format specified indicating where the numerical portion of the ID should appear and in which format.

min - The lower bound (inclusive) for newly generated IDs.

max - The upper bound (exclusive) for newly generated IDs.

Method Details

nextID

public String nextID()

Description copied from interface: IAutoIDGenerator

Generates a new automatic ID.

Specified by:

nextID in interface IAutoIDGenerator

Returns:

The newly generated ID.