Docs For Class BlankNode

Description

An RDF blank node.

In model theory, blank nodes are considered to be drawn from some set of 'anonymous' entities which have no label but are unique to the graph. For serialization they are labeled with a URI or a _:X identifier.

author: Chris Bizer <chris@bizer.de>
version: $Id: BlankNode.html 443 2007-06-01 16:25:38Z cax $
access: public

Located in /model/Blanknode.php (line 23)

Object
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   --Node
      |
      --Resource
         |
         --BlankNode

Method Summary

BlankNode BlankNode (mixed $namespace_or_uri_or_model, [string $localName = NULL])

boolean equals (object resource $that)

string getID ()

string getLabel ()

string toString ()

Methods

Constructor BlankNode (line 33)

Constructor You can supply a label or You supply a model and a unique ID is gernerated.

access: public

BlankNode BlankNode (mixed $namespace_or_uri_or_model, [string $localName = NULL])

mixed $namespace_or_uri_or_model
string $localName

equals (line 90)

Checks if two blank nodes are equal.

Two blank nodes are equal, if they have the same temporary ID.

access: public

boolean equals (object resource $that)

object resource $that

Redefinition of:

Resource::equals(): Checks if the resource equals another resource.

getID (line 57)

Returns the ID of the blank node.

access: public

string getID ()

getLabel (line 67)

Returns the ID of the blank node.

access: public

string getLabel ()

Redefinition of:

Resource::getLabel(): Returns the label of the resource, which is the URI of the resource.

toString (line 77)

Dumps bNode.

access: public

string toString ()

Redefinition of:

Resource::toString(): Dumps resource.

Inherited Methods

Inherited From Resource

Resource::Resource()
Resource::equals()
Resource::getLabel()
Resource::getLocalName()
Resource::getNamespace()
Resource::getURI()
Resource::toString()

Inherited From Object

Object::toString()