org.semanticweb.owl.align
Interface Evaluator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicEvaluator, ExtPREvaluator, PRecEvaluator, SemPRecEvaluator, SymMeanEvaluator

public interface Evaluator

Assess the closeness between two ontology alignments.

Version:

$Id: Evaluator.java 1189 2010-01-03 17:57:13Z euzenat $

Author:

Jérôme Euzenat

Method Summary

double	eval(Properties param) Run the evaluation between the two ontologies.
double	eval(Properties param, Object cache) Run the evaluation between the two ontologies.
void	write(PrintWriter writer) Outputs (in XML/RDF) a full report on the proximity of the two ontologies.

Method Detail

eval

double eval(Properties param)
            throws AlignmentException

Run the evaluation between the two ontologies. Returns a double (between 0 and 1) providing an idea of the proximity

Throws:

AlignmentException

eval

double eval(Properties param,
            Object cache)
            throws AlignmentException

Run the evaluation between the two ontologies. Returns a double (between 0 and 1) providing an idea of the proximity The additional argument allows to cache the ontologies if necessary //@deprecated The OntologyCache is now internal, use eval( params ) instead

Throws:

AlignmentException

write

void write(PrintWriter writer)
           throws IOException

Outputs (in XML/RDF) a full report on the proximity of the two ontologies.

Throws:

IOException