gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta
Interface Definition

All Superinterfaces:

AtomElement, AttributeElement, Comparable, ConceptElement, ContentViewElement, SourceElement, SuppressibleElement

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefinitionImpl

public interface Definition

extends AtomElement, AttributeElement, Comparable, ConceptElement, ContentViewElement, SourceElement, SuppressibleElement

Represents a definition of an Atom.

Following is a UML Class diagram showing the neighborhood around Definition

All data in a row of the MRDEF file is represented here.

Author:

Brian Carlsen, Deborah Shapiro

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.AtomElement

AtomElement.ByLanguageRestrictor, AtomElement.BySourceRestrictor

Nested classes inherited from class gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.SourceElement

SourceElement.BySourceComparator, SourceElement.BySourceRestrictor

Method Summary

String	getDef() Returns the definition value (DEF).
String	getDefinition() Returns the definition value (DEF).
String	getKeyFields() Returns a String key which can be used by equals, compareTo, and hashCode methods.
void	setDef(String def) Sets the definition value (DEF).
void	setDefinition(String def) Sets the definition value (DEF).

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.AtomElement

getAtom, setAtom

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.AttributeElement

getAttributeIdentifier, getAtui, getSatui, getSourceAttributeIdentifier, setAttributeIdentifier, setAtui, setSatui, setSourceAttributeIdentifier

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.ConceptElement

getConcept, setConcept

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.ContentViewElement

getContentView, getCvf, setContentView, setCvf

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.SourceElement

getSource, setSource

Methods inherited from interface gov.nih.nlm.umls.meta.SuppressibleElement

getSuppress, isObsolete, isSuppressible, setSuppress

Method Detail

getDefinition

public String getDefinition()

Returns the definition value (DEF).

Returns:

the definition value (DEF).

getDef

public String getDef()

Returns the definition value (DEF). This is shorthand for getDefinition().

Returns:

the definition value (DEF).

setDefinition

public void setDefinition(String def)

Sets the definition value (DEF).

Parameters:

def - the definition value

setDef

public void setDef(String def)

Sets the definition value (DEF). This is shorthand for setDefinition(String).

Parameters:

def - the definition value

getKeyFields

public String getKeyFields()

Returns a String key which can be used by equals, compareTo, and hashCode methods.

Returns:

a String composed from key Definition fields