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

Interface AlternateOf

All Superinterfaces:
Relation, Statement, StatementOrBundle, UnqualifiedRelation
All Known Subinterfaces:
QualifiedAlternateOf
All Known Implementing Classes:
AlternateOf, QualifiedAlternateOf
public interface AlternateOf extends Relation, UnqualifiedRelation

Interface for PROV Alternate association.

PROV-DM Definition for Alternate: Two alternate entities present aspects of the same thing. These aspects may be the same or different, and the alternate entities may or may not overlap in time.

Note that alternateOf is a necessarily very general relationship that, in reasoning, only states that the two alternate entities respectively fix some aspects of some common thing (possibly evolving over time), and so there is some relevant connection between the provenance of the alternates. In a specific application context, alternateOf, or a subtype of it, could allow more inferences.

Relevant Factory Methods:

Schema Definition:

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

 <complexType name="Alternate">
   <complexContent>
     <restriction base="{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType">
       <sequence>
         <element name="alternate1" type="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}IDRef"/>
         <element name="alternate2" type="{http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#}IDRef"/>
       </sequence>
     </restriction>
   </complexContent>
 </complexType>

Author:
lavm
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