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?protégé-owl api programmers guide - Original Author: Holger Knublauch- Currently maintained by: Protégé staff members- Last updated: July 30, 2009- Please send corrections, comments, and questions to the protege-owl mailing listContents Overview Installation Getting Started Basics Working with OWL Models Names, Namespace prefixes, and URIs Understanding the Model Interfaces Creating Named Classes and Individuals Using Datatype Properties and Datatype Values Using Object Properties to Build Relationships between Resources Working with References to External/Untyped Resources Property Domains Advanced Class Definitions (OWL DL) Restrictions Logical Class Definitions (Unions, Intersections, Complements) Enumerated Classes Creating Defined Classes Advanced Topics Querying the OWLModel RDF(S) and OWL Reacting on Changes using Listeners Loading and Saving Files Working with Multi-File Projects and TripleStores Working with Jena Models Protégé Programming Protégé-OWL and the Core Protégé API Changes from the old Protégé-OWL API Protégé User Interface Programming Protégé Plug-in Development Building Semantic Web Applications OverviewThe Protégé-OWL API is an open-source Java library for the Web Ontology Language (OWL) and RDF(S). The API provides classes and methods to load and save OWL files, to query and manipulate OWL data models, and to perform reasoning based on Description Logic engines. Furthermore, the API is optimized for the implementation of graphical user interfaces.The API is designed to be used in two contexts: For the development of components that are executed inside of the Protégé-OWL editors user interface For the development of stand-alone applications (e.g., Swing applications, Servlets, or Eclipse plug-ins) Protégé is a flexible, configurable platform for the development of arbitrary（任意的） model-driven applications and components. Protégé has an open architecture that allows programmers to integrate plug-ins,