MentionOf (|---- PROV-MODEL 0.9.29 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Relation, Statement, StatementOrBundle
```
public interface MentionOf
extends Relation
```
Interface for PROV MentionOf association.
PROV-Links Definition for Mention: The mention of an entity in a bundle (containing a description of this entity) is another entity that is a specialization of the former and that presents at least the bundle as a further additional aspect.
Relevant Factory Methods:
- ProvFactory.newMentionOf(QualifiedName, QualifiedName, QualifiedName)
- ObjectFactory.createMentionOf()
Schema Definition:
The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this class.
```
 <complexType name="Mention">
   <complexContent>
     <extension base="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}AStatement">
       <sequence>
         <element name="specificEntity" type="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}IDRef"/>
         <element name="generalEntity" type="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}IDRef"/>
         <element name="bundle" type="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}IDRef"/>
       </sequence>
     </extension>
   </complexContent>
 </complexType>
 
```
Author:

lavm

See Also:

PROV Data Model Mention, PROV DM Specialization, PROV-O mentionOf, PROV-N Mention, PROV-XML Mention

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`QualifiedName`	`getBundle()`	Get an identifier of a bundle that contains a description of "general entity" and further constitutes one additional aspect presented by "specific entity".
`QualifiedName`	`getGeneralEntity()`	Get an identifier for an entity that is described in the bundle.
`QualifiedName`	`getSpecificEntity()`	Get an identifier of the entity that is a mention of the general entity.
`void`	`setBundle(QualifiedName bundle)`	Set a bundle's identifier
`void`	`setGeneralEntity(QualifiedName supra)`	Set the general entity's identifier
`void`	`setSpecificEntity(QualifiedName infra)`	Se the specific entity's identifier

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

- Method Detail
  - getBundle
```
QualifiedName getBundle()
```
    Get an identifier of a bundle that contains a description of "general entity" and further constitutes one additional aspect presented by "specific entity".
    
    Returns:
    
    a bundle's QualifiedName
    
    See Also:
    
    mention bundle
  - getGeneralEntity
```
QualifiedName getGeneralEntity()
```
    Get an identifier for an entity that is described in the bundle.
    
    Returns:
    
    an entity's QualifiedName
    
    See Also:
    
    mention generalEntity
  - getSpecificEntity
```
QualifiedName getSpecificEntity()
```
    Get an identifier of the entity that is a mention of the general entity.
    
    Returns:
    
    an entity's QualifiedName
    
    See Also:
    
    mention specificEntity
  - setBundle
```
void setBundle(QualifiedName bundle)
```
    Set a bundle's identifier
    
    Parameters:
    
    bundle - a QualifiedName of a bundle
    
    See Also:
    
    mention bundle
  - setGeneralEntity
```
void setGeneralEntity(QualifiedName supra)
```
    Set the general entity's identifier
    
    Parameters:
    
    supra - an entity's QualifiedName
    
    See Also:
    
    mention generalEntity
  - setSpecificEntity
```
void setSpecificEntity(QualifiedName infra)
```
    Se the specific entity's identifier
    
    Parameters:
    
    infra - an entity's QualifiedName
    
    See Also:
    
    mention specificEntity