All Packages  Class Hierarchy  This Package  Previous  Next  Index

Class COM.Lexical.Metaphrase.SemanticType 

java.lang.Object
    |
    +----COM.Lexical.Metaphrase.SemanticType
public class SemanticType
extends java.lang.Object
implements ConceptElement
Metaphrase Semantic Type class. The semantic types are part of the UMLS Semantic Network, and one or more is assigned to every UMLS concept by the NLM.

Version:
Authority1.1, 11 Apr 2000

Method Index

o addChild(SemanticType)
 
o children()
 
o hasChildren()
 
o level()
Returns the depth of this SemanticType in the SemanticType hierarchy.
o name()
The name of the SemanticType.
o STN()
The SemanticType Tree Number.
o toString()
Returns TUI()
o TUI()
The Type Unique Identifier of the SemanticType.

Method Detail

o TUI
public java.lang.String TUI()
          The Type Unique Identifier of the SemanticType.
o name
public java.lang.String name()
          The name of the SemanticType.
o STN
public java.lang.String STN()
          The SemanticType Tree Number.
o level
public int level()
          Returns the depth of this SemanticType in the SemanticType hierarchy. The top level (the one containing Event and Entity) is numbered 0.
o hasChildren
public boolean hasChildren()
o children
public SemanticType[] children()
o addChild
public void addChild(SemanticType child)
o toString
public java.lang.String toString()
          Returns TUI()
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
All Packages  Class Hierarchy  This Package  Previous  Next  Index