Module prov.model
Package org.openprovenance.prov.model

Interface Agent

All Superinterfaces:
Element, HasLabel, HasLocation, HasOther, HasType, Identifiable, Statement, StatementOrBundle
All Known Implementing Classes:
Agent
public interface Agent extends Identifiable, HasLabel, HasType, HasLocation, HasOther, Statement, Element

Interface for the PROV Agent complex type.

PROV-DM Definition for Agent: An agent is something that bears some form of responsibility for an activity taking place, for the existence of an entity, or for another agent's activity.

Relevant Factory Methods:

The following schema fragment specifies the expected content contained within this type. 

 <complexType name="Agent">
   <complexContent>
     <restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
       <sequence>
         <element ref="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}label" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
         <element ref="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}location" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
         <element ref="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}type" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
         <any namespace='##other' maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0"/>
       </sequence>
       <attribute ref="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}id"/>
     </restriction>
   </complexContent>
 </complexType>
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