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Interface ExpandedForm

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractExpandedForm, AdditionalRelationshipLabel, AttributeName, CoocurrenceType, Language, RelationshipLabel, SemanticTypeGroup, SourceIdentifierType, StringType, Suppressible, TermStatus, TermType, TermTypeGroup

public interface ExpandedForm
extends Comparable

Represents an expanded form entry from MRDOC. Implementations of this interface are dynamic enumerated types.

Author:

Brian Carlsen, Deborah Shapiro

Method Summary

String	getAbbreviation() Return the abbreviation.
String	getDescription() Return the description.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getAbbreviation

String getAbbreviation()

Return the abbreviation.

Returns:

the abbreviation

getDescription

String getDescription()

Return the description.

Returns:

the description