SpecializationOf (|---- PROV-MODEL 0.9.13 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Relation, Statement, StatementOrBundle, UnqualifiedRelation

All Known Subinterfaces:

QualifiedSpecializationOf

All Known Implementing Classes:

QualifiedSpecializationOf, SpecializationOf
```
public interface SpecializationOf
extends Relation, UnqualifiedRelation
```
Interface for PROV Specialization association.
PROV-DM Definition for Specialization: An entity that is a specialization ◊ of another shares all aspects of the latter, and additionally presents more specific aspects of the same thing as the latter. In particular, the lifetime of the entity being specialized contains that of any specialization.
Relevant Factory Methods:
- ProvFactory.newSpecializationOf(QualifiedName, QualifiedName)
- ObjectFactory.createSpecializationOf()
Schema Definition:
The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
```
 <complexType name="Specialization">
   <complexContent>
     <restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
       <sequence>
         <element name="specificEntity" type="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}IDRef"/>
         <element name="generalEntity" type="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}IDRef"/>
       </sequence>
     </restriction>
   </complexContent>
 </complexType>
 
```
Author:

lavm

See Also:

PROV-DM Specialization, PROV-O specializationOf, PROV-N Specialization, PROV-XML Specialization, PROV-JSON Specialization

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.openprovenance.prov.model.StatementOrBundle
  StatementOrBundle.Kind

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`QualifiedName`	`getGeneralEntity()`	Returns an identifier of the entity that is being specialized.
`QualifiedName`	`getSpecificEntity()`	Returns an identifier of the entity that is a specialization of the general entity.
`void`	`setGeneralEntity(QualifiedName general)`	Mutator for the entity that is being specialized.
`void`	`setSpecificEntity(QualifiedName specific)`	Mutator for the entity that is a specialization of the general entity.

Methods inherited from interface org.openprovenance.prov.model.StatementOrBundle
getKind

- Method Detail
  - setSpecificEntity
```
void setSpecificEntity(QualifiedName specific)
```
    Mutator for the entity that is a specialization of the general entity.
    
    Parameters:
    
    specific - the entity that is a specialization of the general one
  - setGeneralEntity
```
void setGeneralEntity(QualifiedName general)
```
    Mutator for the entity that is being specialized.
    
    Parameters:
    
    general - the entity that is being specialized.
  - getGeneralEntity
```
QualifiedName getGeneralEntity()
```
    Returns an identifier of the entity that is being specialized.
    
    Returns:
    
    QualifiedName of the entity that is being specialized.
  - getSpecificEntity
```
QualifiedName getSpecificEntity()
```
    Returns an identifier of the entity that is a specialization of the general entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    QualifiedName of the entity that is a specialization of the general one.