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libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument Class Reference
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Detailed Description

Container for an SBML document and interface for global operations on SBML documents.

When creating fresh models programmatically, the starting point is typically the creation of an SBMLDocument object instance. The SBMLDocument constructor accepts arguments for the SBML Level and Version of the model to be created. After creating the SBMLDocument object, calling programs then typically call SBMLDocument::createModel() almost immediately, and then proceed to call the methods on the Model object to fill out the model's contents.

SBMLDocument corresponds roughly to the class Sbml defined in the SBML Level 2 specification and SBML in the Level 3 specification. It does not have a direct correspondence in SBML Level 1. (However, to make matters simpler for applications, libSBML creates an SBMLDocument no matter whether the model is Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.) In its barest form, when written out in XML format for (e.g.) SBML Level 2 Version 4, the corresponding structure is the following: <sbml xmlns="http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level2/version4" level="2" version="4"> ... </sbml>

SBMLDocument is derived from SBase, and therefore contains the usual SBase attributes (in SBML Level 2 and Level 3) of 'metaid' and 'sboTerm', as well as the subelements 'notes' and 'annotation'. It also contains the attributes 'level' and 'version' indicating the Level and Version of the SBML data structure. These can be accessed using the methods defined by the SBase class for that purpose.

Checking consistency and adherence to SBML specifications

One of the most important features of libSBML is its ability to perform SBML validation to ensure that a model adheres to the SBML specification for whatever Level+Version combination the model uses. SBMLDocument provides the methods for running consistency-checking and validation rules on the SBML content.

First, a brief explanation of the rationale is in order. In libSBML versions up to and including the version 3.3.x series, the individual methods for creating and setting attributes and other components were quite lenient, and allowed a caller to compose SBML entities that might not, in the end, represent valid SBML. This allowed applications the freedom to do things such as save incomplete models (which is useful when models are being developed over long periods of time). In the version 4.x series, libSBML is somewhat stricter, but still permits structures to be created independently and the results to be combined in a separate step. In all these cases, it means that a separate validation step is necessary when a calling program finally wants to finish a complete SBML document.

The primary interface to this validation facility is SBMLDocument's SBMLDocument::checkInternalConsistency() and SBMLDocument::checkConsistency(). The former verifies the basic internal consistency and syntax of an SBML document, and the latter implements more elaborate validation rules (both those defined by the SBML specifications, as well as additional rules offered by libSBML).

These methods have slightly different relevance depending on whether a model is created programmaticaly from scratch, or whether it is read in from a file or data stream. The following list summarizes the possible scenarios.

Scenario 1: Creating a model from scratch. Before writing out the model,

Scenario 2: Reading a model from a file or data stream. After reading the model,

  • Basic consistency checks will have been performed automatically by libSBML upon reading the content, so you only need to inquire about the results by using SBMLDocument::getNumErrors()

Converting documents between Levels and Versions of SBML

LibSBML provides facilities for limited translation of SBML between Levels and Versions of the SBML specifications. The method for doing is is setLevelAndVersion() . In general, models can be converted upward without difficulty (e.g., from SBML Level 1 to Level 2, or from an earlier Version of Level 2 to the latest Version of Level 2). Sometimes models can be translated downward as well, if they do not use constructs specific to more advanced Levels of SBML.

Calling SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() will not necessarily lead to a successful conversion. The method will return a bool value to indicate success or failure. Callers must check the error log (see next section) attached to the SBMLDocument object after calling SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() in order to assess whether any problems arose.

If an application is interested in translating to a lower Level and/or Version of SBML within a Level, the following methods allow for prior assessment of whether there is sufficient compatibility to make a translation possible:

Some changes between Versions of SBML Level 2 may lead to unexpected behaviors when attempting conversions in either direction. For example, SBML Level 2 Version 4 relaxed the requirement for consistency in units of measurement between expressions annd quantities in a model. As a result, a model written in Version 4, if converted to Version 3 with no other changes, may fail validation as a Version 3 model because Version 3 imposed stricter requirements on unit consistency.

Other changes between SBML Level 2 and Level 3 make downward conversions challenging. In some cases, it means that a model converted to Level 2 from Level 3 will contain attributes that were not explicitly given in the Level 3 model, because in Level 2 these attributes may have been optional or have default values.

Error handling

Upon reading a model, SBMLDocument logs any problems encountered while reading the model from the file or data stream. The log contains objects that record diagnostic information about any notable issues that arose. Whether the problems are warnings or errors, they are both reported through a single common interface involving the object class SBMLError.

The methods SBMLDocument::getNumErrors(), SBMLDocument::getError() and SBMLDocument::printErrors() allow callers to interact with the warnings or errors logged. Alternatively, callers may retrieve the entire log as an SBMLErrorLog object using the method SBMLDocument::getErrorLog(). The SBMLErrorLog object provides some alternative methods for interacting with the set of errors and warnings. In either case, applications typically should first call SBMLDocument::getNumErrors() to find out if any issues have been logged after specific libSBML operations such as the ones discussed in the sections above. If they have, then an application will should proceed to inspect the individual reports using either the direct interfaces on SBMLDocument or using the methods on the SBMLErrorLog object.

Public Member Functions

int addCVTerm (CVTerm term, bool newBag)
 Adds a copy of the given CVTerm object to this SBML object. More...
 
int addCVTerm (CVTerm term)
 Adds a copy of the given CVTerm object to this SBML object. More...
 
int addValidator (SBMLValidator validator)
 Validation system. More...
 
int appendAnnotation (XMLNode annotation)
 Appends the given annotation to the 'annotation' subelement of this object. More...
 
int appendAnnotation (string annotation)
 Appends the given annotation to the 'annotation' subelement of this object. More...
 
int appendNotes (XMLNode notes)
 Appends the given notes to the 'notes' subelement of this object. More...
 
int appendNotes (string notes)
 Appends the given notes to the 'notes' subelement of this object. More...
 
int checkCompatibility (SBase arg0)
 Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements. More...
 
long checkConsistency ()
 Performs consistency checking and validation on this SBML document. More...
 
long checkInternalConsistency ()
 Performs consistency checking on libSBML's internal representation of an SBML Model. More...
 
long checkL1Compatibility ()
 Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 1 and can be converted to Level 1. More...
 
long checkL2v1Compatibility ()
 Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 1 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 1. More...
 
long checkL2v2Compatibility ()
 Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 2 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 2. More...
 
long checkL2v3Compatibility ()
 Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 3 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 3. More...
 
long checkL2v4Compatibility ()
 Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 4 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 4. More...
 
long checkL3v1Compatibility ()
 Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 3 Version 1 and can be converted to Level 3 Version 1. More...
 
string checkMathMLNamespace (XMLToken elem)
 Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements. More...
 
int clearValidators ()
 Validation system. More...
 
new SBMLDocument clone ()
 Creates and returns a deep copy of this SBMLDocument. More...
 
void connectToParent (SBase parent)
 Sets the parent SBML object of this SBML object. More...
 
int convert (ConversionProperties props)
 Converts this document using the converter that best matches the given conversion properties. More...
 
Model createModel (string sid)
 Creates a new Model inside this SBMLDocument, and returns a pointer to it. More...
 
Model createModel ()
 Creates a new Model inside this SBMLDocument, and returns a pointer to it. More...
 
int disablePackage (string pkgURI, string pkgPrefix)
 Disables the given SBML Level 3 package. More...
 
override void Dispose ()
 
void divideAssignmentsToSIdByFunction (string id, ASTNode function)
 If the function of this object is to assign a value has a child 'math' object (or anything with ASTNodes in general), replace the 'math' object with the function (existing/function). More...
 
int enableDefaultNS (string package, bool flag)
 Set/unset default namespace to each top-level element defined in the given package extension. More...
 
int enablePackage (string pkgURI, string pkgPrefix, bool flag)
 Enables or disables the given SBML Level 3 package. More...
 
override bool Equals (Object sb)
 
bool expandFunctionDefinitions ()
 Removes FunctionDefinition constructs from the document and expands any instances of their use within <math> elements. More...
 
bool expandInitialAssignments ()
 Removes InitialAssignment constructs from the document and replaces them with appropriate values. More...
 
SBase getAncestorOfType (int type, string pkgName)
 Returns the first ancestor object that has the given SBML type code. More...
 
SBase getAncestorOfType (int type)
 Returns the first ancestor object that has the given SBML type code. More...
 
XMLNode getAnnotation ()
 Returns the content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects. More...
 
string getAnnotationString ()
 Returns the content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object as a character string. More...
 
byte getApplicableValidators ()
 Validation system. More...
 
long getColumn ()
 Returns the column number on which this object first appears in the XML representation of the SBML document. More...
 
byte getConversionValidators ()
 Validation system. More...
 
CVTerm getCVTerm (long n)
 Returns the nth CVTerm in the list of CVTerms of this SBML object. More...
 
CVTermList getCVTerms ()
 Returns a list of CVTerm objects in the annotations of this SBML object. More...
 
SBase getElementByMetaId (string metaid)
 Returns the first child element it can find with the given metaid, or itself if it has the given metaid, or null if no such object is found. More...
 
SBase getElementBySId (string id)
 Returns the first child element found that has the given id in the model-wide SId namespace, or null if no such object is found. More...
 
SBase getElementFromPluginsByMetaId (string metaid)
 Returns the first child element it can find with the given metaid from all plug-ins associated with this element, or null if no such object is found. More...
 
SBase getElementFromPluginsBySId (string id)
 Returns the first child element found that has the given id in the model-wide SId namespace from all plug-ins associated with this element, or null if no such object is found. More...
 
new string getElementName ()
 Returns the XML element name of this object, which for SBMLDocument, is always 'sbml'. More...
 
SBMLError getError (long n)
 Returns the nth error or warning encountered during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model. More...
 
SBMLErrorLog getErrorLog ()
 Returns the list of errors or warnings logged during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model. More...
 
override int GetHashCode ()
 
string getId ()
 Returns the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object. More...
 
long getLevel ()
 Returns the SBML Level of the SBMLDocument object containing this object. More...
 
long getLine ()
 Returns the line number on which this object first appears in the XML representation of the SBML document. More...
 
SBaseList getListOfAllElements ()
 
SBaseList getListOfAllElementsFromPlugins ()
 
string getLocationURI ()
 Get the location of this SBMLDocument. More...
 
string getMetaId ()
 Returns the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object. More...
 
new Model getModel ()
 Returns the Model object stored in this SBMLDocument. More...
 
ModelHistory getModelHistory ()
 Returns the ModelHistory object, if any, attached to this object. More...
 
string getName ()
 Returns the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object. More...
 
new XMLNamespaces getNamespaces ()
 Returns a list of XML Namespaces associated with the XML content of this SBML document. More...
 
XMLNode getNotes ()
 Returns the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects. More...
 
string getNotesString ()
 Returns the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object as a string. More...
 
long getNumCVTerms ()
 Returns the number of CVTerm objects in the annotations of this SBML object. More...
 
long getNumErrors ()
 Returns the number of errors or warnings encountered during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model. More...
 
long getNumErrors (long severity)
 Returns the number of errors or warnings encountered with the given severity during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model. More...
 
long getNumPlugins ()
 Returns the number of plug-in objects (extenstion interfaces) for SBML Level 3 package extensions known. More...
 
long getNumValidators ()
 Validation system. More...
 
string getPackageName ()
 Returns the name of the SBML Level 3 package in which this element is defined. More...
 
bool getPackageRequired (string package)
 Returns the required attribute of the given package extension. More...
 
long getPackageVersion ()
 Returns the Version of the SBML Level 3 package to which this element belongs to. More...
 
SBase getParentSBMLObject ()
 Returns the parent SBML object containing this object. More...
 
bool getPkgRequired (string package)
 Returns the required attribute of the given package extension. More...
 
SBasePlugin getPlugin (string package)
 Returns a plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension with the given package name or URI. More...
 
SBasePlugin getPlugin (long n)
 Returns the nth plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension. More...
 
int getResourceBiologicalQualifier (string resource)
 Returns the MIRIAM biological qualifier associated with the given resource. More...
 
int getResourceModelQualifier (string resource)
 Returns the MIRIAM model qualifier associated with the given resource. More...
 
SBMLDocument getSBMLDocument ()
 Returns the SBMLDocument object containing this object instance. More...
 
SBMLNamespaces getSBMLNamespaces ()
 Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements. More...
 
int getSBOTerm ()
 Returns the integer portion of the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this object. More...
 
string getSBOTermAsURL ()
 Returns the identifiers.org URL representation of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this object. More...
 
string getSBOTermID ()
 Returns the string representation of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this object. More...
 
new int getTypeCode ()
 Returns the libSBML type code for this SBML object. More...
 
SBMLValidator getValidator (long index)
 Validation system. More...
 
long getVersion ()
 Returns the Version within the SBML Level of the SBMLDocument object containing this object. More...
 
bool hasNonstandardIdentifierBeginningWith (string prefix)
 Check to see if the given prefix is used by any of the IDs defined by extension elements *excluding* 'id' and 'metaid' attributes (as, for example, the spatial id attributes 'spid'). More...
 
bool hasRequiredAttributes ()
 Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements. More...
 
bool hasRequiredElements ()
 Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements. More...
 
bool hasValidLevelVersionNamespaceCombination ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's level/version and namespace values correspond to a valid SBML specification. More...
 
bool isEnabledDefaultNS (string package)
 Returns true if a default namespace is added to each top-level element defined in the given package extension, otherwise returns false. More...
 
bool isIgnoredPackage (string pkgURI)
 Returns true if the given package extension is one of an ignored packages, otherwise returns false. More...
 
bool isIgnoredPkg (string pkgURI)
 Returns true if the given package extension is one of ignored packages, otherwise returns false. More...
 
bool isPackageEnabled (string pkgName)
 Predicate returning true if the given SBML Level 3 package is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isPackageURIEnabled (string pkgURI)
 Predicate returning true if an SBML Level 3 package with the given URI is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isPkgEnabled (string pkgName)
 Predicate returning true if the given SBML Level 3 package is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isPkgURIEnabled (string pkgURI)
 Predicate returning true if an SBML Level 3 package with the given URI is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isSetAnnotation ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's 'annotation' subelement exists and has content. More...
 
bool isSetId ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's 'metaid' attribute is set. More...
 
bool isSetMetaId ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's 'metaid' attribute is set. More...
 
bool isSetModelHistory ()
 Predicate returning true if this object has a ModelHistory object attached to it. More...
 
bool isSetName ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's 'metaid' attribute is set. More...
 
bool isSetNotes ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's 'notes' subelement exists and has content. More...
 
bool isSetPackageRequired (string package)
 Returns true if the required attribute of the given package extension is defined, otherwise returns false. More...
 
bool isSetPkgRequired (string package)
 Returns true if the required attribute of the given package extension is defined, otherwise returns false. More...
 
bool isSetSBOTerm ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's 'sboTerm' attribute is set. More...
 
bool matchesRequiredSBMLNamespacesForAddition (SBase sb)
 Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are a subset of the given object's XML namespaces. More...
 
bool matchesSBMLNamespaces (SBase sb)
 Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are the same as the given object's XML namespaces. More...
 
void multiplyAssignmentsToSIdByFunction (string id, ASTNode function)
 If this assignment assigns a value to the 'id' element, replace the 'math' object with the function (existing*function). More...
 
int prependStringToAllIdentifiers (string prefix)
 Add the given string to all identifiers in the object. More...
 
void printErrors (OStream stream)
 Prints all the errors or warnings encountered trying to parse, check, or translate this SBML document. More...
 
void printErrors ()
 Prints all the errors or warnings encountered trying to parse, check, or translate this SBML document. More...
 
int removeFromParentAndDelete ()
 Removes itself from its parent. More...
 
int removeTopLevelAnnotationElement (string elementName, string elementURI)
 Removes the top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object with the given name and optional URI. More...
 
int removeTopLevelAnnotationElement (string elementName)
 Removes the top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object with the given name and optional URI. More...
 
void renameMetaIdRefs (string oldid, string newid)
 Renames all the MetaIdRef attributes on this element. More...
 
void renameSIdRefs (string oldid, string newid)
 Renames all the SIdRef attributes on this element, including any found in MathML content (if such exists). More...
 
void renameUnitSIdRefs (string oldid, string newid)
 Renames all the UnitSIdRef attributes on this element. More...
 
void replaceSIDWithFunction (string id, ASTNode function)
 If this object has a child 'math' object (or anything with ASTNodes in general), replace all nodes with the name 'id' with the provided function. More...
 
int replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement (XMLNode annotation)
 Replaces the given top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object and with the annotation element supplied. More...
 
int replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement (string annotation)
 Replaces the given top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object and with the annotation element supplied. More...
 
 SBMLDocument (long level, long version)
 Creates a new SBMLDocument, optionally with given values for the SBML Level and Version. More...
 
 SBMLDocument (long level)
 Creates a new SBMLDocument, optionally with given values for the SBML Level and Version. More...
 
 SBMLDocument ()
 Creates a new SBMLDocument, optionally with given values for the SBML Level and Version. More...
 
 SBMLDocument (SBMLNamespaces sbmlns)
 Creates a new SBMLDocument using the given SBMLNamespaces object sbmlns. More...
 
 SBMLDocument (SBMLDocument orig)
 Copy constructor; creates a copy of this SBMLDocument. More...
 
int setAnnotation (XMLNode annotation)
 Sets the value of the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
int setAnnotation (string annotation)
 Sets the value of the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
void setApplicableValidators (byte appl)
 Validation system. More...
 
void setConsistencyChecks (int category, bool apply)
 Controls the consistency checks that are performed when SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() is called. More...
 
void setConsistencyChecksForConversion (int category, bool apply)
 Controls the consistency checks that are performed when SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() is called. More...
 
void setConversionValidators (byte appl)
 Validation system. More...
 
int setId (string sid)
 Predicate returning true if this object has a ModelHistory object attached to it. More...
 
bool setLevelAndVersion (long level, long version, bool strict)
 Sets the SBML Level and Version of this SBMLDocument instance, attempting to convert the model as needed. More...
 
bool setLevelAndVersion (long level, long version)
 Sets the SBML Level and Version of this SBMLDocument instance, attempting to convert the model as needed. More...
 
void setLocationURI (string uri)
 Sets the location of this SBMLDocument. More...
 
int setMetaId (string metaid)
 Sets the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object. More...
 
int setModel (Model m)
 Sets the Model for this SBMLDocument to a copy of the given Model. More...
 
int setModelHistory (ModelHistory history)
 Sets the ModelHistory of this object. More...
 
int setName (string name)
 Predicate returning true if this object has a ModelHistory object attached to it. More...
 
int setNamespaces (XMLNamespaces xmlns)
 Sets the namespaces relevant of this SBML object. More...
 
int setNotes (XMLNode notes)
 Sets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
int setNotes (string notes, bool addXHTMLMarkup)
 Sets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object to a copy of the string notes. More...
 
int setNotes (string notes)
 Sets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object to a copy of the string notes. More...
 
int setPackageRequired (string package, bool flag)
 Sets the required attribute value of the given package extension. More...
 
int setPkgRequired (string package, bool flag)
 Sets the value of the required attribute for the given package. More...
 
void setSBMLNamespacesAndOwn (SBMLNamespaces sbmlns)
 Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements. More...
 
int setSBOTerm (int value)
 Sets the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute. More...
 
int setSBOTerm (string sboid)
 Sets the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute by string. More...
 
string toSBML ()
 Returns a string consisting of a partial SBML corresponding to just this object. More...
 
int unsetAnnotation ()
 Unsets the value of the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
int unsetCVTerms ()
 Clears the list of CVTerm objects attached to this SBML object. More...
 
int unsetId ()
 Unsets the value of the 'id' attribute of this SBML object. More...
 
int unsetMetaId ()
 Unsets the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this SBML object. More...
 
int unsetModelHistory ()
 Unsets the ModelHistory object attached to this object. More...
 
int unsetName ()
 Unsets the value of the 'name' attribute of this SBML object. More...
 
int unsetNotes ()
 Unsets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
int unsetSBOTerm ()
 Unsets the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this SBML object. More...
 
void updateSBMLNamespace (string package, long level, long version)
 
long validateSBML ()
 Performs consistency checking and validation on this SBML document. More...
 
void writeExtensionElements (XMLOutputStream stream)
 Writes out contained SBML objects of package extensions (if any) as XML elements. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static long getDefaultLevel ()
 The default SBML Level of new SBMLDocument objects. More...
 
static long getDefaultVersion ()
 The default Version of new SBMLDocument objects. More...
 
static bool operator!= (SBase lhs, SBase rhs)
 
static bool operator== (SBase lhs, SBase rhs)
 

Protected Attributes

bool swigCMemOwn
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.SBMLDocument ( long  level,
long  version 
)

Creates a new SBMLDocument, optionally with given values for the SBML Level and Version.

If both the SBML Level and Version attributes are not specified, the SBML document is treated as having the latest Level and Version of SBML as determined by SBMLDocument::getDefaultLevel() and SBMLDocument::getDefaultVersion(); however, the SBMLDocument object is otherwise left blank. In particular, the blank SBMLDocument object has no associated XML attributes, including (but not limited to) an XML namespace declaration. The XML namespace declaration is not added until the model is written out, or the method SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() is called. This may be important to keep in mind if an application needs to add additional XML namespace declarations on the <sbml> element. Application writers should either provide values for level and version on the call to this constructor, or else call SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() shortly after creating the SBMLDocument object.

Parameters
levelan integer for the SBML Level
versionan integer for the Version within the SBML Level
Exceptions
SBMLConstructorExceptionThrown if the given level and version combination, or this kind of SBML object, are either invalid or mismatched with respect to the parent SBMLDocument object.
See Also
SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion()
getDefaultLevel()
getDefaultVersion()
libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.SBMLDocument ( long  level)

Creates a new SBMLDocument, optionally with given values for the SBML Level and Version.

If both the SBML Level and Version attributes are not specified, the SBML document is treated as having the latest Level and Version of SBML as determined by SBMLDocument::getDefaultLevel() and SBMLDocument::getDefaultVersion(); however, the SBMLDocument object is otherwise left blank. In particular, the blank SBMLDocument object has no associated XML attributes, including (but not limited to) an XML namespace declaration. The XML namespace declaration is not added until the model is written out, or the method SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() is called. This may be important to keep in mind if an application needs to add additional XML namespace declarations on the <sbml> element. Application writers should either provide values for level and version on the call to this constructor, or else call SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() shortly after creating the SBMLDocument object.

Parameters
levelan integer for the SBML Level
versionan integer for the Version within the SBML Level
Exceptions
SBMLConstructorExceptionThrown if the given level and version combination, or this kind of SBML object, are either invalid or mismatched with respect to the parent SBMLDocument object.
See Also
SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion()
getDefaultLevel()
getDefaultVersion()
libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.SBMLDocument ( )

Creates a new SBMLDocument, optionally with given values for the SBML Level and Version.

If both the SBML Level and Version attributes are not specified, the SBML document is treated as having the latest Level and Version of SBML as determined by SBMLDocument::getDefaultLevel() and SBMLDocument::getDefaultVersion(); however, the SBMLDocument object is otherwise left blank. In particular, the blank SBMLDocument object has no associated XML attributes, including (but not limited to) an XML namespace declaration. The XML namespace declaration is not added until the model is written out, or the method SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() is called. This may be important to keep in mind if an application needs to add additional XML namespace declarations on the <sbml> element. Application writers should either provide values for level and version on the call to this constructor, or else call SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() shortly after creating the SBMLDocument object.

Parameters
levelan integer for the SBML Level
versionan integer for the Version within the SBML Level
Exceptions
SBMLConstructorExceptionThrown if the given level and version combination, or this kind of SBML object, are either invalid or mismatched with respect to the parent SBMLDocument object.
See Also
SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion()
getDefaultLevel()
getDefaultVersion()
libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.SBMLDocument ( SBMLNamespaces  sbmlns)

Creates a new SBMLDocument using the given SBMLNamespaces object sbmlns.

The SBMLNamespaces object encapsulates SBML Level/Version/namespaces information. It is used to communicate the SBML Level, Version, and (in Level 3) packages used in addition to SBML Level 3 Core. A common approach to using this class constructor is to create an SBMLNamespaces object somewhere in a program, once, then pass it to object constructors such as this one when needed.

Parameters
sbmlnsan SBMLNamespaces object.
Exceptions
SBMLConstructorExceptionThrown if the given level and version combination, or this kind of SBML object, are either invalid or mismatched with respect to the parent SBMLDocument object.
libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.SBMLDocument ( SBMLDocument  orig)

Copy constructor; creates a copy of this SBMLDocument.

Parameters
origthe object to copy.
Exceptions
SBMLConstructorExceptionThrown if the argument orig is null.

Member Function Documentation

int libsbmlcs.SBase.addCVTerm ( CVTerm  term,
bool  newBag 
)
inherited

Adds a copy of the given CVTerm object to this SBML object.

Parameters
termthe CVTerm to assign.
newBagif true, creates a new RDF bag with the same identifier as a previous bag, and if false, adds the term to an existing RDF bag with the same type of qualifier as the term being added.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
Note
Since the CV Term uses the 'metaid' attribute of the object as a reference, if the object has no 'metaid' attribute value set, then the CVTerm will not be added.
Warning
The fact that this method copies the object passed to it means that the caller will be left holding a physically different object instance than the one contained in this object. Changes made to the original object instance (such as resetting attribute values) will not affect the instance added here. In addition, the caller should make sure to free the original object if it is no longer being used, or else a memory leak will result.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.addCVTerm ( CVTerm  term)
inherited

Adds a copy of the given CVTerm object to this SBML object.

Parameters
termthe CVTerm to assign.
newBagif true, creates a new RDF bag with the same identifier as a previous bag, and if false, adds the term to an existing RDF bag with the same type of qualifier as the term being added.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
Note
Since the CV Term uses the 'metaid' attribute of the object as a reference, if the object has no 'metaid' attribute value set, then the CVTerm will not be added.
Warning
The fact that this method copies the object passed to it means that the caller will be left holding a physically different object instance than the one contained in this object. Changes made to the original object instance (such as resetting attribute values) will not affect the instance added here. In addition, the caller should make sure to free the original object if it is no longer being used, or else a memory leak will result.
int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.addValidator ( SBMLValidator  validator)

Validation system.

int libsbmlcs.SBase.appendAnnotation ( XMLNode  annotation)
inherited

Appends the given annotation to the 'annotation' subelement of this object.

Whereas the SBase 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Unlike SBase::setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation) or SBase::setAnnotation(string annotation), this method allows other annotations to be preserved when an application adds its own data.

Parameters
annotationan XML structure that is to be copied and appended to the content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getAnnotationString()
isSetAnnotation()
setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
setAnnotation(string annotation)
appendAnnotation(string annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.appendAnnotation ( string  annotation)
inherited

Appends the given annotation to the 'annotation' subelement of this object.

Whereas the SBase 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Unlike SBase::setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation) or SBase::setAnnotation(string annotation), this method allows other annotations to be preserved when an application adds its own data.

Parameters
annotationan XML string that is to be copied and appended to the content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getAnnotationString()
isSetAnnotation()
setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
setAnnotation(string annotation)
appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.appendNotes ( XMLNode  notes)
inherited

Appends the given notes to the 'notes' subelement of this object.

The content of notes is copied.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

Parameters
notesan XML node structure that is to appended to the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getNotesString()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
setNotes(string notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.appendNotes ( string  notes)
inherited

Appends the given notes to the 'notes' subelement of this object.

The content of the parameter notes is copied.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

Parameters
notesan XML string that is to appended to the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getNotesString()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
setNotes(string notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.checkCompatibility ( SBase  arg0)
inherited

Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements.

Be sure to call your parents implementation of this method as well. For example:

long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkConsistency ( )

Performs consistency checking and validation on this SBML document.

If this method returns a nonzero value (meaning, one or more consistency checks have failed for SBML document), the failures may be due to warnings or errors. Callers should inspect the severity flag in the individual SBMLError objects returned by SBMLDocument::getError() to determine the nature of the failures.

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
See Also
SBMLDocument::checkInternalConsistency()
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkInternalConsistency ( )

Performs consistency checking on libSBML's internal representation of an SBML Model.

Callers should query the results of the consistency check by calling SBMLDocument::getError().

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.

The distinction between this method and SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() is that this method reports on fundamental syntactic and structural errors that violate the XML Schema for SBML; by contrast, SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() performs more elaborate model verifications and also validation according to the validation rules written in the appendices of the SBML Level 2 Versions 2–4 specification documents.

See Also
SBMLDocument::checkConsistency()
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkL1Compatibility ( )

Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 1 and can be converted to Level 1.

Callers should query the results of the consistency check by calling SBMLDocument::getError().

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkL2v1Compatibility ( )

Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 1 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 1.

Callers should query the results of the consistency check by calling SBMLDocument::getError().

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkL2v2Compatibility ( )

Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 2 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 2.

Callers should query the results of the consistency check by calling SBMLDocument::getError().

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkL2v3Compatibility ( )

Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 3 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 3.

Callers should query the results of the consistency check by calling SBMLDocument::getError().

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkL2v4Compatibility ( )

Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 2 Version 4 and can be converted to Level 2 Version 4.

Callers should query the results of the consistency check by calling SBMLDocument::getError().

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.checkL3v1Compatibility ( )

Performs a set of consistency checks on the document to establish whether it is compatible with SBML Level 3 Version 1 and can be converted to Level 3 Version 1.

Callers should query the results of the consistency check by calling SBMLDocument::getError().

Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
string libsbmlcs.SBase.checkMathMLNamespace ( XMLToken  elem)
inherited

Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements.

Be sure to call your parents implementation of this method as well. For example:

int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.clearValidators ( )

Validation system.

new SBMLDocument libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.clone ( )

Creates and returns a deep copy of this SBMLDocument.

Returns
a (deep) copy of this SBMLDocument.
void libsbmlcs.SBase.connectToParent ( SBase  parent)
inherited

Sets the parent SBML object of this SBML object.

(Creates a child-parent relationship by the child) This function is called when a child element is set/added/created by its parent element (e.g. by setXXX, addXXX, createXXX, and connectToChild functions of the parent element).

Parameters
parentthe SBML object to use
int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.convert ( ConversionProperties  props)

Converts this document using the converter that best matches the given conversion properties.

Parameters
propsthe conversion properties to use
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
Model libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.createModel ( string  sid)

Creates a new Model inside this SBMLDocument, and returns a pointer to it.

In SBML Level 2, the use of an identifier on a Model object is optional. This method takes an optional argument, sid, for setting the identifier. If not supplied, the identifier attribute on the Model instance is not set.

Parameters
sidthe identifier of the new Model to create.
See Also
getModel()
SBMLDocument::setModel()
Model libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.createModel ( )

Creates a new Model inside this SBMLDocument, and returns a pointer to it.

In SBML Level 2, the use of an identifier on a Model object is optional. This method takes an optional argument, sid, for setting the identifier. If not supplied, the identifier attribute on the Model instance is not set.

Parameters
sidthe identifier of the new Model to create.
See Also
getModel()
SBMLDocument::setModel()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.disablePackage ( string  pkgURI,
string  pkgPrefix 
)
inherited

Disables the given SBML Level 3 package.

This method enables or disables the specified package on this object and other objects connected by child-parent links in the same SBMLDocument object.

Parameters
pkgURIthe URI of the package
pkgPrefixthe XML prefix of the package
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
override void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.Dispose ( )
virtual

Reimplemented from libsbmlcs.SBase.

void libsbmlcs.SBase.divideAssignmentsToSIdByFunction ( string  id,
ASTNode  function 
)
inherited

If the function of this object is to assign a value has a child 'math' object (or anything with ASTNodes in general), replace the 'math' object with the function (existing/function).

Note
This function does nothing itself—subclasses with ASTNode subelements must override this function.
int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.enableDefaultNS ( string  package,
bool  flag 
)

Set/unset default namespace to each top-level element defined in the given package extension.

This works by adding a xmlns="..." attribute. No prefix will be written when writing elements defined in the given package extension if true is given as second argument.

Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
flagbool value to indicate whether to write a namespace prefix.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBase.enablePackage ( string  pkgURI,
string  pkgPrefix,
bool  flag 
)
inherited

Enables or disables the given SBML Level 3 package.

This method enables or disables the specified package on this object and other objects connected by child-parent links in the same SBMLDocument object.

Parameters
pkgURIthe URI of the package
pkgPrefixthe XML prefix of the package
flagwhether to enable (true) or disable (false) the package
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
override bool libsbmlcs.SBase.Equals ( Object  sb)
inherited
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.expandFunctionDefinitions ( )

Removes FunctionDefinition constructs from the document and expands any instances of their use within <math> elements.

For example, suppose a Model contains a FunctionDefinition with identifier 'f' representing the math expression: f(x, y) = x * y. Suppose further that there is a reaction in which the <math> element of the KineticLaw object contains f(s, p), where s and p are other identifiers defined in the model. The outcome of invoking this method is that the <math> of the KineticLaw now represents the expression s * p and the model no longer contains any FunctionDefinition objects.

Returns
bool true if the transformation was successful, false, otherwise.
Note
This function will check the consistency of a model before attemptimg the transformation. If the model is not valid SBML, the transformation will not be performed and the function will return false.
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.expandInitialAssignments ( )

Removes InitialAssignment constructs from the document and replaces them with appropriate values.

For example, suppose a Model contains a InitialAssignment to a symbol 'k' where 'k' is the identifier of a Parameter. The outcome of invoking this method is that the 'value' attribute of the Parameter definition is set to the result calculated using the InitialAssignment object's <math> formula, and the corresponding InitialAssignment is then removed from the Model.

Returns
bool true if the transformation was successful, false, otherwise.
Note
This function will check the consistency of a model before attemptimg the transformation. If the model is not valid SBML, the transformation will not be performed and the function will return false. As part of that process, this method will check that it has values for any components referred to by the <math> elements of InitialAssignment objects. In cases where not all of the values have been declared (e.g., if the mathematical expression refers to model entities that have no declared values), the InitialAssignment in question will not be removed and this method will return false.
SBase libsbmlcs.SBase.getAncestorOfType ( int  type,
string  pkgName 
)
inherited

Returns the first ancestor object that has the given SBML type code.

LibSBML attaches an identifying code to every kind of SBML object. These are known as SBML type codes. In the C# language interface for libSBML, the type codes are defined as static integer constants in the interface class libsbml. The names of the type codes all begin with the characters SBML_.

This method searches the tree of objects that are parents of this object, and returns the first one that has the given SBML type code. If the optional argument pkgName is given, it will cause the search to be limited to the SBML Level 3 package given.

Parameters
typethe SBML type code of the object sought
pkgName(optional) the short name of an SBML Level 3 package to which the sought-after object must belong
Returns
the ancestor SBML object of this SBML object that corresponds to the given SBML object type code, or null if no ancestor exists.
SBase libsbmlcs.SBase.getAncestorOfType ( int  type)
inherited

Returns the first ancestor object that has the given SBML type code.

LibSBML attaches an identifying code to every kind of SBML object. These are known as SBML type codes. In the C# language interface for libSBML, the type codes are defined as static integer constants in the interface class libsbml. The names of the type codes all begin with the characters SBML_.

This method searches the tree of objects that are parents of this object, and returns the first one that has the given SBML type code. If the optional argument pkgName is given, it will cause the search to be limited to the SBML Level 3 package given.

Parameters
typethe SBML type code of the object sought
pkgName(optional) the short name of an SBML Level 3 package to which the sought-after object must belong
Returns
the ancestor SBML object of this SBML object that corresponds to the given SBML object type code, or null if no ancestor exists.
XMLNode libsbmlcs.SBase.getAnnotation ( )
inherited

Returns the content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects.

Whereas the SBML 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

The annotations returned by this method will be in XML form. LibSBML provides an object model and related interfaces for certain specific kinds of annotations, namely model history information and RDF content. See the ModelHistory, CVTerm and RDFAnnotationParser classes for more information about the facilities available.

Returns
the annotation of this SBML object as a tree of XMLNode objects.
See Also
getAnnotationString()
isSetAnnotation()
setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
setAnnotation(string annotation)
appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
appendAnnotation(string annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
string libsbmlcs.SBase.getAnnotationString ( )
inherited

Returns the content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object as a character string.

Whereas the SBML 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

The annotations returned by this method will be in string form.

Returns
the annotation of this SBML object as a character string.
See Also
getAnnotation()
isSetAnnotation()
setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
setAnnotation(string annotation)
appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
appendAnnotation(string annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
byte libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getApplicableValidators ( )

Validation system.

long libsbmlcs.SBase.getColumn ( )
inherited

Returns the column number on which this object first appears in the XML representation of the SBML document.

Returns
the column number of this SBML object.
Note
The column number for each construct in an SBML model is set upon reading the model. The accuracy of the column number depends on the correctness of the XML representation of the model, and on the particular XML parser library being used. The former limitation relates to the following problem: if the model is actually invalid XML, then the parser may not be able to interpret the data correctly and consequently may not be able to establish the real column number. The latter limitation is simply that different parsers seem to have their own accuracy limitations, and out of all the parsers supported by libSBML, none have been 100% accurate in all situations. (At this time, libSBML supports the use of libxml2, Expat and Xerces.)
See Also
getLine()
byte libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getConversionValidators ( )

Validation system.

CVTerm libsbmlcs.SBase.getCVTerm ( long  n)
inherited

Returns the nth CVTerm in the list of CVTerms of this SBML object.

Parameters
nlong the index of the CVTerm to retrieve
Returns
the nth CVTerm in the list of CVTerms for this SBML object.
CVTermList libsbmlcs.SBase.getCVTerms ( )
inherited

Returns a list of CVTerm objects in the annotations of this SBML object.

Returns
the list of CVTerms for this SBML object.
static long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getDefaultLevel ( )
static

The default SBML Level of new SBMLDocument objects.

This 'default Level' corresponds to the most recent SBML specification Level available at the time libSBML version 5.8.0 was released. For this copy of libSBML, the value is 3. The default Level is used by SBMLDocument if no Level is explicitly specified at the time of the construction of an SBMLDocument instance.

Returns
an integer indicating the most recent SBML specification Level
Note
Because this is a static method, the non-C++ language interfaces for libSBML will contain two variants. One will be a static method on the class (i.e., SBMLDocument), and the other will be a standalone top-level function with the name SBMLDocument_getDefaultLevel(). They are functionally identical.
See Also
SBMLDocument::getDefaultVersion()
static long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getDefaultVersion ( )
static

The default Version of new SBMLDocument objects.

This 'default Version' corresponds to the most recent Version within the most recent Level of SBML available at the time libSBML version 5.8.0 was released. For this copy of libSBML, the value is 1 (where the default Level of SBML is 3). The default Version is used by SBMLDocument if no Version is explicitly specified at the time of the construction of an SBMLDocument instance.

Returns
an integer indicating the most recent SBML specification Version
Note
Because this is a static method, the non-C++ language interfaces for libSBML will contain two variants. One will be a static method on the class (i.e., SBMLDocument), and the other will be a standalone top-level function with the name SBMLDocument_getDefaultVersion(). They are functionally identical.
See Also
SBMLDocument::getDefaultLevel()
SBase libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getElementByMetaId ( string  metaid)

Returns the first child element it can find with the given metaid, or itself if it has the given metaid, or null if no such object is found.

Parameters
metaidstring representing the metaid of objects to find
Returns
pointer to the first element found with the given metaid.
SBase libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getElementBySId ( string  id)

Returns the first child element found that has the given id in the model-wide SId namespace, or null if no such object is found.

Parameters
idstring representing the id of objects to find
Returns
pointer to the first element found with the given id.
SBase libsbmlcs.SBase.getElementFromPluginsByMetaId ( string  metaid)
inherited

Returns the first child element it can find with the given metaid from all plug-ins associated with this element, or null if no such object is found.

Parameters
metaidstring representing the metaid of objects to find
Returns
pointer to the first element found with the given metaid.
SBase libsbmlcs.SBase.getElementFromPluginsBySId ( string  id)
inherited

Returns the first child element found that has the given id in the model-wide SId namespace from all plug-ins associated with this element, or null if no such object is found.

Parameters
idstring representing the id of objects to find
Returns
pointer to the first element found with the given id.
new string libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getElementName ( )

Returns the XML element name of this object, which for SBMLDocument, is always 'sbml'.

Returns
the name of this element, i.e., 'sbml'.
SBMLError libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getError ( long  n)

Returns the nth error or warning encountered during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model.

Callers can use method XMLError::getSeverity() on the result to assess the severity of the problem. The possible severity levels range from informational messages to fatal errors.

Returns
the error or warning indexed by integer n, or return null if n > (getNumErrors() - 1).
Parameters
nthe integer index of the error sought.
See Also
SBMLDocument::getNumErrors()
SBMLErrorLog libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getErrorLog ( )

Returns the list of errors or warnings logged during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model.

Returns
the SBMLErrorLog used for this SBMLDocument
See Also
SBMLDocument::getNumErrors()
override int libsbmlcs.SBase.GetHashCode ( )
inherited
string libsbmlcs.SBase.getId ( )
inherited

Returns the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object.

The optional attribute named 'metaid', present on every major SBML component type, is for supporting metadata annotations using RDF (Resource Description Format). The attribute value has the data type XML ID, the XML identifier type, which means each 'metaid' value must be globally unique within an SBML file. (Importantly, this uniqueness criterion applies across any attribute with type XML ID, not just the 'metaid' attribute used by SBML—something to be aware of if your application-specific XML content inside the 'annotation' subelement happens to use XML ID.) The 'metaid' value serves to identify a model component for purposes such as referencing that component from metadata placed within 'annotation' subelements.

Returns
the meta-identifier of this SBML object, as a string.
See Also
isSetMetaId()
setMetaId(string metaid)
long libsbmlcs.SBase.getLevel ( )
inherited

Returns the SBML Level of the SBMLDocument object containing this object.

Returns
the SBML level of this SBML object.
See Also
getVersion()
getNamespaces()
getPackageVersion()
long libsbmlcs.SBase.getLine ( )
inherited

Returns the line number on which this object first appears in the XML representation of the SBML document.

Returns
the line number of this SBML object.
Note
The line number for each construct in an SBML model is set upon reading the model. The accuracy of the line number depends on the correctness of the XML representation of the model, and on the particular XML parser library being used. The former limitation relates to the following problem: if the model is actually invalid XML, then the parser may not be able to interpret the data correctly and consequently may not be able to establish the real line number. The latter limitation is simply that different parsers seem to have their own accuracy limitations, and out of all the parsers supported by libSBML, none have been 100% accurate in all situations. (At this time, libSBML supports the use of libxml2, Expat and Xerces.)
See Also
getColumn()
SBaseList libsbmlcs.SBase.getListOfAllElements ( )
inherited
SBaseList libsbmlcs.SBase.getListOfAllElementsFromPlugins ( )
inherited
string libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getLocationURI ( )

Get the location of this SBMLDocument.

If this document was read from a file or had its location set manually, that filename or set location will be returned, otherwise, an empty string is returned.

string libsbmlcs.SBase.getMetaId ( )
inherited

Returns the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object.

The optional attribute named 'metaid', present on every major SBML component type, is for supporting metadata annotations using RDF (Resource Description Format). The attribute value has the data type XML ID, the XML identifier type, which means each 'metaid' value must be globally unique within an SBML file. (Importantly, this uniqueness criterion applies across any attribute with type XML ID, not just the 'metaid' attribute used by SBML—something to be aware of if your application-specific XML content inside the 'annotation' subelement happens to use XML ID.) The 'metaid' value serves to identify a model component for purposes such as referencing that component from metadata placed within 'annotation' subelements.

Returns
the meta-identifier of this SBML object.
See Also
isSetMetaId()
setMetaId(string metaid)
new Model libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getModel ( )

Returns the Model object stored in this SBMLDocument.

It is important to note that this method does not create a Model instance. The model in the SBMLDocument must have been created at some prior time, for example using SBMLDocument::createModel() or SBMLDocument::setModel(). This method returns null if a model does not yet exist.

Returns
the Model contained in this SBMLDocument.
See Also
createModel()
ModelHistory libsbmlcs.SBase.getModelHistory ( )
inherited

Returns the ModelHistory object, if any, attached to this object.

Returns
the ModelHistory object attached to this object, or null if none exist.
Note
In SBML Level 2, model history annotations were only permitted on the Model element. In SBML Level 3, they are permitted on all SBML components derived from SBase.
string libsbmlcs.SBase.getName ( )
inherited

Returns the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object.

The optional attribute named 'metaid', present on every major SBML component type, is for supporting metadata annotations using RDF (Resource Description Format). The attribute value has the data type XML ID, the XML identifier type, which means each 'metaid' value must be globally unique within an SBML file. (Importantly, this uniqueness criterion applies across any attribute with type XML ID, not just the 'metaid' attribute used by SBML—something to be aware of if your application-specific XML content inside the 'annotation' subelement happens to use XML ID.) The 'metaid' value serves to identify a model component for purposes such as referencing that component from metadata placed within 'annotation' subelements.

Returns
the meta-identifier of this SBML object, as a string.
See Also
isSetMetaId()
setMetaId(string metaid)
new XMLNamespaces libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getNamespaces ( )

Returns a list of XML Namespaces associated with the XML content of this SBML document.

Returns
the XML Namespaces associated with this SBML object
XMLNode libsbmlcs.SBase.getNotes ( )
inherited

Returns the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

The 'notes' element content returned by this method will be in XML form, but libSBML does not provide an object model specifically for the content of notes. Callers will need to traverse the XML tree structure using the facilities available on XMLNode and related objects. For an alternative method of accessing the notes, see getNotesString().

Returns
the content of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object as a tree structure composed of XMLNode objects.
See Also
getNotesString()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
setNotes(string notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
string libsbmlcs.SBase.getNotesString ( )
inherited

Returns the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object as a string.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

For an alternative method of accessing the notes, see getNotes(), which returns the content as an XMLNode tree structure. Depending on an application's needs, one or the other method may be more convenient.

Returns
the content of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object as a string.
See Also
getNotes()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
setNotes(string notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
long libsbmlcs.SBase.getNumCVTerms ( )
inherited

Returns the number of CVTerm objects in the annotations of this SBML object.

Returns
the number of CVTerms for this SBML object.
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getNumErrors ( )

Returns the number of errors or warnings encountered during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model.

Returns
the number of errors or warnings encountered
See Also
SBMLDocument::getError(long n)
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getNumErrors ( long  severity)

Returns the number of errors or warnings encountered with the given severity during parsing, consistency checking, or attempted translation of this model.

Parameters
severitythe severity of the error sought.
Returns
the number of errors or warnings encountered
See Also
SBMLDocument::getError(long n)
long libsbmlcs.SBase.getNumPlugins ( )
inherited

Returns the number of plug-in objects (extenstion interfaces) for SBML Level 3 package extensions known.

Returns
the number of plug-in objects (extension interfaces) of package extensions known by this instance of libSBML.
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getNumValidators ( )

Validation system.

string libsbmlcs.SBase.getPackageName ( )
inherited

Returns the name of the SBML Level 3 package in which this element is defined.

Returns
the name of the SBML package in which this element is defined. The string "core" will be returned if this element is defined in SBML Level 3 Core. The string "unknown" will be returned if this element is not defined in any SBML package.
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getPackageRequired ( string  package)

Returns the required attribute of the given package extension.

Note
The name of package must not be given if the package is not enabled.
Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
Returns
Boolean flag indicating whether the package is flagged as being required.
long libsbmlcs.SBase.getPackageVersion ( )
inherited

Returns the Version of the SBML Level 3 package to which this element belongs to.

Returns
the version of the SBML Level 3 package to which this element belongs. The value 0 will be returned if this element belongs to the SBML Level 3 Core package.
See Also
getLevel()
getVersion()
SBase libsbmlcs.SBase.getParentSBMLObject ( )
inherited

Returns the parent SBML object containing this object.

This returns the immediately-containing object. This method is convenient when holding an object nested inside other objects in an SBML model.

Returns
the parent SBML object of this SBML object.
See Also
getSBMLDocument()
getModel()
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getPkgRequired ( string  package)

Returns the required attribute of the given package extension.

Note
The name of package must not be given if the package is not enabled.
Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
Returns
a Boolean value indicating whether the package is flagged as being required in this SBML document.
SBasePlugin libsbmlcs.SBase.getPlugin ( string  package)
inherited

Returns a plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension with the given package name or URI.

Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package
Returns
the plug-in object (the libSBML extension interface) of a package extension with the given package name or URI.
SBasePlugin libsbmlcs.SBase.getPlugin ( long  n)
inherited

Returns the nth plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension.

Parameters
nthe index of the plug-in to return
Returns
the plug-in object (the libSBML extension interface) of a package extension with the given package name or URI.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.getResourceBiologicalQualifier ( string  resource)
inherited

Returns the MIRIAM biological qualifier associated with the given resource.

In MIRIAM, qualifiers are an optional means of indicating the relationship between a model component and its annotations. There are two broad kinds of annotations: model and biological. The latter kind is used to qualify the relationship between a model component and a biological entity which it represents. Examples of relationships include 'is' and 'has part', but many others are possible. MIRIAM defines numerous relationship qualifiers to enable different software tools to qualify biological annotations in the same standardized way. In libSBML, the MIRIAM controlled-vocabulary annotations on an SBML model element are represented using lists of CVTerm objects, and the the MIRIAM biological qualifiers are represented using valueswhose names begin with BQB_ in the interface class libsbml.

This method searches the controlled-vocabulary annotations (i.e., the list of CVTerm objects) on the present object, then out of those that have biological qualifiers, looks for an annotation to the given resource. If such an annotation is found, it returns the type of biological qualifier associated with that resource as a valuewhose names begin with BQB_ in the interface class libsbml.

Parameters
resourcestring representing the resource; e.g., 'http://www.geneontology.org/#GO:0005892'.
Returns
the qualifier associated with the resource, or BQB_UNKNOWN if the resource does not exist.
Note
The set of MIRIAM biological qualifiers grows over time, although relatively slowly. The values are up to date with MIRIAM at the time of a given libSBML release. The set of values in list of BQB_ constants defined in libsbml may be expanded in later libSBML releases, to match the values defined by MIRIAM at that later time.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.getResourceModelQualifier ( string  resource)
inherited

Returns the MIRIAM model qualifier associated with the given resource.

In MIRIAM, qualifiers are an optional means of indicating the relationship between a model component and its annotations. There are two broad kinds of annotations: model and biological. The former kind is used to qualify the relationship between a model component and another modeling object. An example qualifier is 'isDerivedFrom', to indicate that a given component of the model is derived from the modeling object represented by the referenced resource. MIRIAM defines numerous relationship qualifiers to enable different software tools to qualify model annotations in the same standardized way. In libSBML, the MIRIAM controlled-vocabulary annotations on an SBML model element are represented using lists of CVTerm objects, and the the MIRIAM model qualifiers are represented using valueswhose names begin with BQB_ in the interface class libsbml.

This method method searches the controlled-vocabulary annotations (i.e., the list of CVTerm objects) on the present object, then out of those that have model qualifiers, looks for an annotation to the given resource. If such an annotation is found, it returns the type of type of model qualifier associated with that resource as a valuewhose names begin with BQB_ in the interface class libsbml.

Parameters
resourcestring representing the resource; e.g., 'http://www.geneontology.org/#GO:0005892'.
Returns
the model qualifier type associated with the resource, or BQM_UNKNOWN if the resource does not exist.
Note
The set of MIRIAM model qualifiers grows over time, although relatively slowly. The values are up to date with MIRIAM at the time of a given libSBML release. The set of values in list of BQM_ constants defined in libsbml may be expanded in later libSBML releases, to match the values defined by MIRIAM at that later time.
SBMLDocument libsbmlcs.SBase.getSBMLDocument ( )
inherited

Returns the SBMLDocument object containing this object instance.

LibSBML uses the class SBMLDocument as a top-level container for storing SBML content and data associated with it (such as warnings and error messages). An SBML model in libSBML is contained inside an SBMLDocument object. SBMLDocument corresponds roughly to the class SBML defined in the SBML Level 3 and Level 2 specifications, but it does not have a direct correspondence in SBML Level 1. (But, it is created by libSBML no matter whether the model is Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3.)

This method allows the caller to obtain the SBMLDocument for the current object.

Returns
the parent SBMLDocument object of this SBML object.
See Also
getParentSBMLObject()
getModel()
SBMLNamespaces libsbmlcs.SBase.getSBMLNamespaces ( )
inherited

Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements.

Be sure to call your parents implementation of this method as well. For example:

int libsbmlcs.SBase.getSBOTerm ( )
inherited

Returns the integer portion of the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this object.

Beginning with SBML Level 2 Version 3, objects derived from SBase have an optional attribute named 'sboTerm' for supporting the use of the Systems Biology Ontology. In SBML proper, the data type of the attribute is a string of the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN', where 'NNNNNNN' is a seven digit integer number; libSBML simplifies the representation by only storing the 'NNNNNNN' integer portion. Thus, in libSBML, the 'sboTerm' attribute on SBase has data type int, and SBO identifiers are stored simply as integers. (For convenience, libSBML offers methods for returning both the integer form and a text-string form of the SBO identifier.)

SBO terms are a type of optional annotation, and each different class of SBML object derived from SBase imposes its own requirements about the values permitted for 'sboTerm'. Please consult the SBML Level 2 Version 4 specification for more information about the use of SBO and the 'sboTerm' attribute.

Returns
the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute as an integer, or -1 if the value is not set.
string libsbmlcs.SBase.getSBOTermAsURL ( )
inherited

Returns the identifiers.org URL representation of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this object.

This method returns the entire SBO identifier as a text string in the form 'http://identifiers.org/biomodels.sbo/SBO:NNNNNNN'.

SBO terms are a type of optional annotation, and each different class of SBML object derived from SBase imposes its own requirements about the values permitted for 'sboTerm'. Please consult the SBML Level 2 Version 4 specification for more information about the use of SBO and the 'sboTerm' attribute.

Returns
the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute as an identifiers.org URL (its value will be of the form 'http://identifiers.org/biomodels.sbo/SBO:NNNNNNN'), or an empty string if the value is not set.
string libsbmlcs.SBase.getSBOTermID ( )
inherited

Returns the string representation of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this object.

Beginning with SBML Level 2 Version 3, objects derived from SBase have an optional attribute named 'sboTerm' for supporting the use of the Systems Biology Ontology. In SBML proper, the data type of the attribute is a string of the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN', where 'NNNNNNN' is a seven digit integer number; libSBML simplifies the representation by only storing the 'NNNNNNN' integer portion. Thus, in libSBML, the 'sboTerm' attribute on SBase has data type int, and SBO identifiers are stored simply as integers. This method returns the entire SBO identifier as a text string in the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN'.

SBO terms are a type of optional annotation, and each different class of SBML object derived from SBase imposes its own requirements about the values permitted for 'sboTerm'. Please consult the SBML Level 2 Version 4 specification for more information about the use of SBO and the 'sboTerm' attribute.

Returns
the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute as a string (its value will be of the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN'), or an empty string if the value is not set.
new int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getTypeCode ( )

Returns the libSBML type code for this SBML object.

LibSBML attaches an identifying code to every kind of SBML object. These are known as SBML type codes. In the C# language interface for libSBML, the type codes are defined as static integer constants in the interface class libsbmlcs.libsbml. The names of the type codes all begin with the characters SBML_.

Returns
the SBML type code for this object, or SBML_UNKNOWN (default).
See Also
SBMLDocument::getElementName()
SBMLValidator libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.getValidator ( long  index)

Validation system.

long libsbmlcs.SBase.getVersion ( )
inherited

Returns the Version within the SBML Level of the SBMLDocument object containing this object.

Returns
the SBML version of this SBML object.
See Also
getLevel()
getNamespaces()
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.hasNonstandardIdentifierBeginningWith ( string  prefix)
inherited

Check to see if the given prefix is used by any of the IDs defined by extension elements *excluding* 'id' and 'metaid' attributes (as, for example, the spatial id attributes 'spid').

bool libsbmlcs.SBase.hasRequiredAttributes ( )
inherited

Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements.

Be sure to call your parents implementation of this method as well. For example:

bool libsbmlcs.SBase.hasRequiredElements ( )
inherited

Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements.

Be sure to call your parents implementation of this method as well. For example:

bool libsbmlcs.SBase.hasValidLevelVersionNamespaceCombination ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object's level/version and namespace values correspond to a valid SBML specification.

The valid combinations of SBML Level, Version and Namespace as of this release of libSBML are the following:

Returns
true if the level, version and namespace values of this SBML object correspond to a valid set of values, false otherwise.
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.isEnabledDefaultNS ( string  package)

Returns true if a default namespace is added to each top-level element defined in the given package extension, otherwise returns false.

This basically checks if the attribute xmlns="..." is present.

Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
Returns
a bool
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.isIgnoredPackage ( string  pkgURI)

Returns true if the given package extension is one of an ignored packages, otherwise returns false.

An ignored package is one that is defined to be used in this SBML document, but the package is not enabled in this copy of libSBML.

Parameters
pkgURIthe URI of the package extension.
Returns
a Boolean, true if the package is being ignored and false otherwise.
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.isIgnoredPkg ( string  pkgURI)

Returns true if the given package extension is one of ignored packages, otherwise returns false.

An ignored package is one that is defined to be used in this SBML document, but the package is not enabled in this copy of libSBML.

Parameters
pkgURIthe URI of the package extension.
Returns
a bool
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isPackageEnabled ( string  pkgName)
inherited

Predicate returning true if the given SBML Level 3 package is enabled with this object.

The search ignores the package version.

Parameters
pkgNamethe name of the package
Returns
true if the given package is enabled within this object, false otherwise.
See Also
isPackageURIEnabled()
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isPackageURIEnabled ( string  pkgURI)
inherited

Predicate returning true if an SBML Level 3 package with the given URI is enabled with this object.

Parameters
pkgURIthe URI of the package
Returns
true if the given package is enabled within this object, false otherwise.
See Also
isPackageEnabled()
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isPkgEnabled ( string  pkgName)
inherited

Predicate returning true if the given SBML Level 3 package is enabled with this object.

The search ignores the package version.

Parameters
pkgNamethe name of the package
Returns
true if the given package is enabled within this object, false otherwise.
See Also
isPkgURIEnabled()
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isPkgURIEnabled ( string  pkgURI)
inherited

Predicate returning true if an SBML Level 3 package with the given URI is enabled with this object.

Parameters
pkgURIthe URI of the package
Returns
true if the given package is enabled within this object, false otherwise.
See Also
isPkgEnabled()
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isSetAnnotation ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object's 'annotation' subelement exists and has content.

Whereas the SBase 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Returns
true if a 'annotation' subelement exists, false otherwise.
See Also
getAnnotation()
getAnnotationString()
setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
setAnnotation(string annotation)
appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
appendAnnotation(string annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isSetId ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object's 'metaid' attribute is set.

The optional attribute named 'metaid', present on every major SBML component type, is for supporting metadata annotations using RDF (Resource Description Format). The attribute value has the data type XML ID, the XML identifier type, which means each 'metaid' value must be globally unique within an SBML file. (Importantly, this uniqueness criterion applies across any attribute with type XML ID, not just the 'metaid' attribute used by SBML—something to be aware of if your application-specific XML content inside the 'annotation' subelement happens to use XML ID.) The 'metaid' value serves to identify a model component for purposes such as referencing that component from metadata placed within 'annotation' subelements.

Returns
true if the 'metaid' attribute of this SBML object is set, false otherwise.
See Also
getMetaId()
setMetaId(string metaid)
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isSetMetaId ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object's 'metaid' attribute is set.

The optional attribute named 'metaid', present on every major SBML component type, is for supporting metadata annotations using RDF (Resource Description Format). The attribute value has the data type XML ID, the XML identifier type, which means each 'metaid' value must be globally unique within an SBML file. (Importantly, this uniqueness criterion applies across any attribute with type XML ID, not just the 'metaid' attribute used by SBML—something to be aware of if your application-specific XML content inside the 'annotation' subelement happens to use XML ID.) The 'metaid' value serves to identify a model component for purposes such as referencing that component from metadata placed within 'annotation' subelements.

Returns
true if the 'metaid' attribute of this SBML object is set, false otherwise.
See Also
getMetaId()
setMetaId(string metaid)
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isSetModelHistory ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object has a ModelHistory object attached to it.

Returns
true if the ModelHistory of this object is set, false otherwise.
Note
In SBML Level 2, model history annotations were only permitted on the Model element. In SBML Level 3, they are permitted on all SBML components derived from SBase.
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isSetName ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object's 'metaid' attribute is set.

The optional attribute named 'metaid', present on every major SBML component type, is for supporting metadata annotations using RDF (Resource Description Format). The attribute value has the data type XML ID, the XML identifier type, which means each 'metaid' value must be globally unique within an SBML file. (Importantly, this uniqueness criterion applies across any attribute with type XML ID, not just the 'metaid' attribute used by SBML—something to be aware of if your application-specific XML content inside the 'annotation' subelement happens to use XML ID.) The 'metaid' value serves to identify a model component for purposes such as referencing that component from metadata placed within 'annotation' subelements.

Returns
true if the 'metaid' attribute of this SBML object is set, false otherwise.
See Also
getMetaId()
setMetaId(string metaid)
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isSetNotes ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object's 'notes' subelement exists and has content.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

Returns
true if a 'notes' subelement exists, false otherwise.
See Also
getNotes()
getNotesString()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
setNotes(string notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.isSetPackageRequired ( string  package)

Returns true if the required attribute of the given package extension is defined, otherwise returns false.

Note
The name of package must not be given if the package is not enabled.
Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
Returns
a Boolean
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.isSetPkgRequired ( string  package)

Returns true if the required attribute of the given package extension is defined, otherwise returns false.

Note
The name of package must not be given if the package is not enabled.
Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
Returns
a Boolean value.
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.isSetSBOTerm ( )
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object's 'sboTerm' attribute is set.

Returns
true if the 'sboTerm' attribute of this SBML object is set, false otherwise.
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.matchesRequiredSBMLNamespacesForAddition ( SBase  sb)
inherited

Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are a subset of the given object's XML namespaces.

Parameters
sban object to compare with respect to namespaces
Returns
bool, true if this object's collection of namespaces is a subset of sb's, false otherwise.
bool libsbmlcs.SBase.matchesSBMLNamespaces ( SBase  sb)
inherited

Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are the same as the given object's XML namespaces.

Parameters
sban object to compare with respect to namespaces
Returns
bool, true if this object's collection of namespaces is the same as sb's, false otherwise.
void libsbmlcs.SBase.multiplyAssignmentsToSIdByFunction ( string  id,
ASTNode  function 
)
inherited

If this assignment assigns a value to the 'id' element, replace the 'math' object with the function (existing*function).

static bool libsbmlcs.SBase.operator!= ( SBase  lhs,
SBase  rhs 
)
staticinherited
static bool libsbmlcs.SBase.operator== ( SBase  lhs,
SBase  rhs 
)
staticinherited
int libsbmlcs.SBase.prependStringToAllIdentifiers ( string  prefix)
inherited

Add the given string to all identifiers in the object.

If the string is added to anything other than an id or a metaid, this code is responsible for tracking down and renaming all *idRefs in the package extention that identifier comes from.

void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.printErrors ( OStream  stream)

Prints all the errors or warnings encountered trying to parse, check, or translate this SBML document.

It prints the text to the stream given by the optional parameter stream. If no parameter is given, it prints the output to the standard error stream.

If no errors have occurred, i.e., getNumErrors() == 0, no output will be sent to the stream.

The format of the output is: N error(s): line NNN: (id) message

Parameters
streamthe ostream or ostringstream object indicating where the output should be printed.
See Also
getNumErrors()
getErrorLog()
SBMLDocument::getError(long n)
void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.printErrors ( )

Prints all the errors or warnings encountered trying to parse, check, or translate this SBML document.

It prints the text to the stream given by the optional parameter stream. If no parameter is given, it prints the output to the standard error stream.

If no errors have occurred, i.e., getNumErrors() == 0, no output will be sent to the stream.

The format of the output is: N error(s): line NNN: (id) message

Parameters
streamthe ostream or ostringstream object indicating where the output should be printed.
See Also
getNumErrors()
getErrorLog()
SBMLDocument::getError(long n)
int libsbmlcs.SBase.removeFromParentAndDelete ( )
inherited

Removes itself from its parent.

If the parent was storing it as a pointer, it is deleted. If not, it is simply cleared (as in ListOf objects). Pure virutal, as every SBase element has different parents, and therefore different methods of removing itself. Will fail (and not delete itself) if it has no parent object. This function is designed to be overridden, but for all objects whose parent is of the class ListOf, the default implementation will work.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBase.removeTopLevelAnnotationElement ( string  elementName,
string  elementURI 
)
inherited

Removes the top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object with the given name and optional URI.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Calling this method allows a particular annotation element to be removed whilst the remaining annotations remain intact.

Parameters
elementNamea string representing the name of the top level annotation element that is to be removed
elementURIan optional string that is used to check both the name and URI of the top level element to be removed
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(XMLNode )
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(string)
int libsbmlcs.SBase.removeTopLevelAnnotationElement ( string  elementName)
inherited

Removes the top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object with the given name and optional URI.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Calling this method allows a particular annotation element to be removed whilst the remaining annotations remain intact.

Parameters
elementNamea string representing the name of the top level annotation element that is to be removed
elementURIan optional string that is used to check both the name and URI of the top level element to be removed
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(XMLNode )
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(string)
void libsbmlcs.SBase.renameMetaIdRefs ( string  oldid,
string  newid 
)
inherited

Renames all the MetaIdRef attributes on this element.

This method works by looking at all meta-attribute values, comparing the identifiers to the value of oldid. If any matches are found, the matching identifiers are replaced with newid. The method does not descend into child elements.

Parameters
oldidthe old identifier
newidthe new identifier
void libsbmlcs.SBase.renameSIdRefs ( string  oldid,
string  newid 
)
inherited

Renames all the SIdRef attributes on this element, including any found in MathML content (if such exists).

This method works by looking at all attributes and (if appropriate) mathematical formulas, comparing the identifiers to the value of oldid. If any matches are found, the matching identifiers are replaced with newid. The method does not descend into child elements.

Parameters
oldidthe old identifier
newidthe new identifier
void libsbmlcs.SBase.renameUnitSIdRefs ( string  oldid,
string  newid 
)
inherited

Renames all the UnitSIdRef attributes on this element.

This method works by looking at all unit identifier attribute values (including, if appropriate, inside mathematical formulas), comparing the unit identifiers to the value of oldid. If any matches are found, the matching identifiers are replaced with newid. The method does not descend into child elements.

Parameters
oldidthe old identifier
newidthe new identifier
void libsbmlcs.SBase.replaceSIDWithFunction ( string  id,
ASTNode  function 
)
inherited

If this object has a child 'math' object (or anything with ASTNodes in general), replace all nodes with the name 'id' with the provided function.

Note
This function does nothing itself—subclasses with ASTNode subelements must override this function.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement ( XMLNode  annotation)
inherited

Replaces the given top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object and with the annotation element supplied.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

This method determines the name of the element to be replaced from the annotation argument. Functionally it is equivalent to calling removeTopLevelAnnotationElement(name); appendAnnotation(annotation_with_name); with the exception that the placement of the annotation element remains the same.

Parameters
annotationXMLNode representing the replacement top level annotation
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
removeTopLevelAnnotationElement(string elementName, string elementURI)
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(string)
int libsbmlcs.SBase.replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement ( string  annotation)
inherited

Replaces the given top-level element within the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object and with the annotation element supplied.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

This method determines the name of the element to be replaced from the annotation argument. Functionally it is equivalent to calling removeTopLevelAnnotationElement(name); appendAnnotation(annotation_with_name); with the exception that the placement of the annotation element remains the same.

Parameters
annotationstring representing the replacement top level annotation
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
removeTopLevelAnnotationElement(string elementName, string elementURI)
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(XMLNode)
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setAnnotation ( XMLNode  annotation)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object.

The content of annotation is copied, and any previous content of this object's 'annotation' subelement is deleted.

Whereas the SBase 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Call this method will result in any existing content of the 'annotation' subelement to be discarded. Unless you have taken steps to first copy and reconstitute any existing annotations into the annotation that is about to be assigned, it is likely that performing such wholesale replacement is unfriendly towards other software applications whose annotations are discarded. An alternative may be to use SBase::appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation) or SBase::appendAnnotation(string annotation).

Parameters
annotationan XML structure that is to be used as the new content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getAnnotationString()
isSetAnnotation()
setAnnotation(string annotation)
appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
appendAnnotation(string annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setAnnotation ( string  annotation)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object.

The content of annotation is copied, and any previous content of this object's 'annotation' subelement is deleted.

Whereas the SBase 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Call this method will result in any existing content of the 'annotation' subelement to be discarded. Unless you have taken steps to first copy and reconstitute any existing annotations into the annotation that is about to be assigned, it is likely that performing such wholesale replacement is unfriendly towards other software applications whose annotations are discarded. An alternative may be to use SBase::appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation) or SBase::appendAnnotation(string annotation).

Parameters
annotationan XML string that is to be used as the content of the 'annotation' subelement of this object
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getAnnotationString()
isSetAnnotation()
setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
appendAnnotation(string annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setApplicableValidators ( byte  appl)

Validation system.

void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setConsistencyChecks ( int  category,
bool  apply 
)

Controls the consistency checks that are performed when SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() is called.

This method works by adding or subtracting consistency checks from the set of all possible checks that SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() knows how to perform. This method may need to be called multiple times in order to achieve the desired combination of checks. The first argument (category) in a call to this method indicates the category of consistency/error checks that are to be turned on or off, and the second argument (apply, a bool) indicates whether to turn it on (value of true) or off (value of false).

  • LIBSBML_CAT_GENERAL_CONSISTENCY: Correctness and consistency of specific SBML language constructs. Performing this set of checks is highly recommended. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 2xxxx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_IDENTIFIER_CONSISTENCY: Correctness and consistency of identifiers used for model entities. An example of inconsistency would be using a species identifier in a reaction rate formula without first having declared the species. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 103xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_UNITS_CONSISTENCY: Consistency of measurement units associated with quantities in a model. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 105xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_MATHML_CONSISTENCY: Syntax of MathML constructs. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 102xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_SBO_CONSISTENCY: Consistency and validity of SBO identifiers (if any) used in the model. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 107xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_OVERDETERMINED_MODEL: Static analysis of whether the system of equations implied by a model is mathematically overdetermined. With respect to the SBML specification, this is validation rule #10601 in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_MODELING_PRACTICE: Additional checks for recommended good modeling practice. (These are tests performed by libSBML and do not have equivalent SBML validation rules.)

By default, all validation checks are applied to the model in an SBMLDocument object unless SBMLDocument::setConsistencyChecks() is called to indicate that only a subset should be applied. Further, this default (i.e., performing all checks) applies separately to each new SBMLDocument object created. In other words, each time a model is read using SBMLReader::readSBML(), SBMLReader::readSBMLFromString(), or the global functions readSBML() and readSBMLFromString(), a new SBMLDocument is created and for that document, a call to SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() will default to applying all possible checks. Calling programs must invoke SBMLDocument::setConsistencyChecks() for each such new model if they wish to change the consistency checks applied.

Parameters
categorya value drawn fromthe set of SBML error categories indicating the consistency checking/validation to be turned on or off.
applya bool indicating whether the checks indicated by category should be applied or not.
See Also
SBMLDocument::checkConsistency()
void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setConsistencyChecksForConversion ( int  category,
bool  apply 
)

Controls the consistency checks that are performed when SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion() is called.

This method works by adding or subtracting consistency checks from the set of all possible checks that may be performed to avoid conversion to or from an invalid document. This method may need to be called multiple times in order to achieve the desired combination of checks. The first argument (category) in a call to this method indicates the category of consistency/error checks that are to be turned on or off, and the second argument (apply, a bool) indicates whether to turn it on (value of true) or off (value of false).

  • LIBSBML_CAT_GENERAL_CONSISTENCY: Correctness and consistency of specific SBML language constructs. Performing this set of checks is highly recommended. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 2xxxx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_IDENTIFIER_CONSISTENCY: Correctness and consistency of identifiers used for model entities. An example of inconsistency would be using a species identifier in a reaction rate formula without first having declared the species. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 103xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_UNITS_CONSISTENCY: Consistency of measurement units associated with quantities in a model. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 105xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_MATHML_CONSISTENCY: Syntax of MathML constructs. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 102xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_SBO_CONSISTENCY: Consistency and validity of SBO identifiers (if any) used in the model. With respect to the SBML specification, these concern failures in applying the validation rules numbered 107xx in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_OVERDETERMINED_MODEL: Static analysis of whether the system of equations implied by a model is mathematically overdetermined. With respect to the SBML specification, this is validation rule #10601 in the Level 2 Versions 2–4 and Level 3 Version 1 specifications.

  • LIBSBML_CAT_MODELING_PRACTICE: Additional checks for recommended good modeling practice. (These are tests performed by libSBML and do not have equivalent SBML validation rules.)

By default, all validation checks are applied to the model in an SBMLDocument object unless SBMLDocument::setConsistencyChecks() is called to indicate that only a subset should be applied. Further, this default (i.e., performing all checks) applies separately to each new SBMLDocument object created. In other words, each time a model is read using SBMLReader::readSBML(), SBMLReader::readSBMLFromString(), or the global functions readSBML() and readSBMLFromString(), a new SBMLDocument is created and for that document, a call to SBMLDocument::checkConsistency() will default to applying all possible checks. Calling programs must invoke SBMLDocument::setConsistencyChecks() for each such new model if they wish to change the consistency checks applied.

Parameters
categorya value drawn fromthe set of SBML error categories indicating the consistency checking/validation to be turned on or off.
applya bool indicating whether the checks indicated by category should be applied or not.
See Also
SBMLDocument::setLevelAndVersion()
void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setConversionValidators ( byte  appl)

Validation system.

int libsbmlcs.SBase.setId ( string  sid)
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object has a ModelHistory object attached to it.

Returns
true if the ModelHistory of this object is set, false otherwise.
Note
In SBML Level 2, model history annotations were only permitted on the Model element. In SBML Level 3, they are permitted on all SBML components derived from SBase.
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setLevelAndVersion ( long  level,
long  version,
bool  strict 
)

Sets the SBML Level and Version of this SBMLDocument instance, attempting to convert the model as needed.

This method is the principal way in libSBML to convert models between Levels and Versions of SBML. Generally, models can be converted upward without difficulty (e.g., from SBML Level 1 to Level 2, or from an earlier Version of Level 2 to the latest Version of Level 2). Sometimes models can be translated downward as well, if they do not use constructs specific to more advanced Levels of SBML.

Before calling this method, callers may check compatibility directly using the methods SBMLDocument::checkL1Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v1Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v2Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v3Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v4Compatibility(), and SBMLDocument::checkL3v1Compatibility().

The valid combinations of SBML Level and Version as of this release of libSBML are the following:

  • Level 1 Version 2
  • Level 2 Version 1
  • Level 2 Version 2
  • Level 2 Version 3
  • Level 2 Version 4
  • Level 3 Version 1

Strict conversion applies the additional criteria that both the source and the target model must be consistent SBML. Users can control the consistency checks that are applied using the SBMLDocument::setConsistencyChecksForConversion() method. If either the source or the potential target model have validation errors, the conversion is not performed. When a strict conversion is successful, the underlying SBML object model is altered to reflect the new level and version. Thus, information that cannot be converted (e.g. sboTerms) will be lost.

Parameters
levelthe desired SBML Level
versionthe desired Version within the SBML Level
strictbool indicating whether to check consistency of both the source and target model when performing conversion (defaults to true )
Returns
true if the level and version of the document were successfully set to the requested values (which may have required conversion of the model), false otherwise.
Note
Calling this method will not necessarily lead to a successful conversion. If the conversion fails, it will be logged in the error list associated with this SBMLDocument. Callers should consult getNumErrors() to find out if the conversion succeeded without problems. For conversions from Level 2 to Level 1, callers can also check the Level of the model after calling this method to find out whether it is Level 1. (If the conversion to Level 1 failed, the Level of this model will be left unchanged.)
See Also
checkL1Compatibility()
checkL2v1Compatibility()
checkL2v2Compatibility()
checkL2v3Compatibility()
checkL2v4Compatibility()
checkL3v1Compatibility()
checkL3v1Compatibility()
bool libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setLevelAndVersion ( long  level,
long  version 
)

Sets the SBML Level and Version of this SBMLDocument instance, attempting to convert the model as needed.

This method is the principal way in libSBML to convert models between Levels and Versions of SBML. Generally, models can be converted upward without difficulty (e.g., from SBML Level 1 to Level 2, or from an earlier Version of Level 2 to the latest Version of Level 2). Sometimes models can be translated downward as well, if they do not use constructs specific to more advanced Levels of SBML.

Before calling this method, callers may check compatibility directly using the methods SBMLDocument::checkL1Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v1Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v2Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v3Compatibility(), SBMLDocument::checkL2v4Compatibility(), and SBMLDocument::checkL3v1Compatibility().

The valid combinations of SBML Level and Version as of this release of libSBML are the following:

  • Level 1 Version 2
  • Level 2 Version 1
  • Level 2 Version 2
  • Level 2 Version 3
  • Level 2 Version 4
  • Level 3 Version 1

Strict conversion applies the additional criteria that both the source and the target model must be consistent SBML. Users can control the consistency checks that are applied using the SBMLDocument::setConsistencyChecksForConversion() method. If either the source or the potential target model have validation errors, the conversion is not performed. When a strict conversion is successful, the underlying SBML object model is altered to reflect the new level and version. Thus, information that cannot be converted (e.g. sboTerms) will be lost.

Parameters
levelthe desired SBML Level
versionthe desired Version within the SBML Level
strictbool indicating whether to check consistency of both the source and target model when performing conversion (defaults to true )
Returns
true if the level and version of the document were successfully set to the requested values (which may have required conversion of the model), false otherwise.
Note
Calling this method will not necessarily lead to a successful conversion. If the conversion fails, it will be logged in the error list associated with this SBMLDocument. Callers should consult getNumErrors() to find out if the conversion succeeded without problems. For conversions from Level 2 to Level 1, callers can also check the Level of the model after calling this method to find out whether it is Level 1. (If the conversion to Level 1 failed, the Level of this model will be left unchanged.)
See Also
checkL1Compatibility()
checkL2v1Compatibility()
checkL2v2Compatibility()
checkL2v3Compatibility()
checkL2v4Compatibility()
checkL3v1Compatibility()
checkL3v1Compatibility()
void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setLocationURI ( string  uri)

Sets the location of this SBMLDocument.

Called automatically when readSBMLFromFile is used, but may be set manually as well.

int libsbmlcs.SBase.setMetaId ( string  metaid)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this object.

The string metaid is copied. The value of metaid must be an identifier conforming to the syntax defined by the XML 1.0 data type ID. Among other things, this type requires that a value is unique among all the values of type XML ID in an SBMLDocument. Although SBML only uses XML ID for the 'metaid' attribute, callers should be careful if they use XML ID's in XML portions of a model that are not defined by SBML, such as in the application-specific content of the 'annotation' subelement.

Parameters
metaidthe identifier string to use as the value of the 'metaid' attribute
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getMetaId()
isSetMetaId()
int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setModel ( Model  m)

Sets the Model for this SBMLDocument to a copy of the given Model.

Parameters
mthe new Model to use.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
createModel()
getModel()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setModelHistory ( ModelHistory  history)
inherited

Sets the ModelHistory of this object.

The content of history is copied, and this object's existing model history content is deleted.

Parameters
historyModelHistory of this object.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
Note
In SBML Level 2, model history annotations were only permitted on the Model element. In SBML Level 3, they are permitted on all SBML components derived from SBase.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setName ( string  name)
inherited

Predicate returning true if this object has a ModelHistory object attached to it.

Returns
true if the ModelHistory of this object is set, false otherwise.
Note
In SBML Level 2, model history annotations were only permitted on the Model element. In SBML Level 3, they are permitted on all SBML components derived from SBase.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setNamespaces ( XMLNamespaces  xmlns)
inherited

Sets the namespaces relevant of this SBML object.

The content of xmlns is copied, and this object's existing namespace content is deleted.

The SBMLNamespaces object encapsulates SBML Level/Version/namespaces information. It is used to communicate the SBML Level, Version, and (in Level 3) packages used in addition to SBML Level 3 Core.

Parameters
xmlnsthe namespaces to set
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setNotes ( XMLNode  notes)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object.

The content of notes is copied, and any existing content of this object's 'notes' subelement is deleted.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

Parameters
notesan XML structure that is to be used as the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getNotesString()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(string notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setNotes ( string  notes,
bool  addXHTMLMarkup 
)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object to a copy of the string notes.

The content of notes is copied, and any existing content of this object's 'notes' subelement is deleted.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

The following code illustrates a very simple way of setting the notes using this method. Here, the object being annotated is the whole SBML document, but that is for illustration purposes only; you could of course use this same approach to annotate any other SBML component. SBMLDocument s = new SBMLDocument(3, 1); s.setNotes('<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

here is my note

</body>');

Parameters
notesan XML string that is to be used as the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object
addXHTMLMarkupa bool indicating whether to wrap the contents of the notes argument with XHTML paragraph (<p>) tags. This is appropriate when the string in notes does not already containg the appropriate XHTML markup.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getNotesString()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setNotes ( string  notes)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object to a copy of the string notes.

The content of notes is copied, and any existing content of this object's 'notes' subelement is deleted.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

The following code illustrates a very simple way of setting the notes using this method. Here, the object being annotated is the whole SBML document, but that is for illustration purposes only; you could of course use this same approach to annotate any other SBML component. SBMLDocument s = new SBMLDocument(3, 1); s.setNotes('<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

here is my note

</body>');

Parameters
notesan XML string that is to be used as the content of the 'notes' subelement of this object
addXHTMLMarkupa bool indicating whether to wrap the contents of the notes argument with XHTML paragraph (<p>) tags. This is appropriate when the string in notes does not already containg the appropriate XHTML markup.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getNotesString()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setPackageRequired ( string  package,
bool  flag 
)

Sets the required attribute value of the given package extension.

Note
The name of package must not be given if the package is not enabled.
Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
flagBoolean value indicating whether the package is required.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.setPkgRequired ( string  package,
bool  flag 
)

Sets the value of the required attribute for the given package.

Note
The name of package must not be given if the package is not enabled.
Parameters
packagethe name or URI of the package extension.
flaga Boolean value.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
void libsbmlcs.SBase.setSBMLNamespacesAndOwn ( SBMLNamespaces  sbmlns)
inherited

Subclasses should override this method to write out their contained SBML objects as XML elements.

Be sure to call your parents implementation of this method as well. For example:

int libsbmlcs.SBase.setSBOTerm ( int  value)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute.

Beginning with SBML Level 2 Version 3, objects derived from SBase have an optional attribute named 'sboTerm' for supporting the use of the Systems Biology Ontology. In SBML proper, the data type of the attribute is a string of the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN', where 'NNNNNNN' is a seven digit integer number; libSBML simplifies the representation by only storing the 'NNNNNNN' integer portion. Thus, in libSBML, the 'sboTerm' attribute on SBase has data type int, and SBO identifiers are stored simply as integers.

SBO terms are a type of optional annotation, and each different class of SBML object derived from SBase imposes its own requirements about the values permitted for 'sboTerm'. Please consult the SBML Level 2 Version 4 specification for more information about the use of SBO and the 'sboTerm' attribute.

Parameters
valuethe NNNNNNN integer portion of the SBO identifier
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
setSBOTerm(string sboid)
int libsbmlcs.SBase.setSBOTerm ( string  sboid)
inherited

Sets the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute by string.

Beginning with SBML Level 2 Version 3, objects derived from SBase have an optional attribute named 'sboTerm' for supporting the use of the Systems Biology Ontology. In SBML proper, the data type of the attribute is a string of the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN', where 'NNNNNNN' is a seven digit integer number; libSBML simplifies the representation by only storing the 'NNNNNNN' integer portion. Thus, in libSBML, the 'sboTerm' attribute on SBase has data type int, and SBO identifiers are stored simply as integers. This method lets you set the value of 'sboTerm' as a complete string of the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN', whereas setSBOTerm(int value) allows you to set it using the integer form.

SBO terms are a type of optional annotation, and each different class of SBML object derived from SBase imposes its own requirements about the values permitted for 'sboTerm'. Please consult the SBML Level 2 Version 4 specification for more information about the use of SBO and the 'sboTerm' attribute.

Parameters
sboidthe SBO identifier string of the form 'SBO:NNNNNNN'
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
setSBOTerm(int value)
string libsbmlcs.SBase.toSBML ( )
inherited

Returns a string consisting of a partial SBML corresponding to just this object.

Returns
the partial SBML that describes this SBML object.
Warning
This is primarily provided for testing and debugging purposes. It may be removed in a future version of libSBML.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetAnnotation ( )
inherited

Unsets the value of the 'annotation' subelement of this SBML object.

Whereas the SBase 'notes' subelement is a container for content to be shown directly to humans, the 'annotation' element is a container for optional software-generated content not meant to be shown to humans. Every object derived from SBase can have its own value for 'annotation'. The element's content type is XML type 'any', allowing essentially arbitrary well-formed XML data content.

SBML places a few restrictions on the organization of the content of annotations; these are intended to help software tools read and write the data as well as help reduce conflicts between annotations added by different tools. Please see the SBML specifications for more details.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getAnnotation()
getAnnotationString()
isSetAnnotation()
setAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
setAnnotation(string annotation)
appendAnnotation(XMLNode annotation)
appendAnnotation(string annotation)
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetCVTerms ( )
inherited

Clears the list of CVTerm objects attached to this SBML object.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetId ( )
inherited

Unsets the value of the 'id' attribute of this SBML object.

Most (but not all) objects in SBML include two common attributes: 'id' and 'name'. The identifier given by an object's 'id' attribute value is used to identify the object within the SBML model definition. Other objects can refer to the component using this identifier. The data type of 'id' is always either Sid or UnitSId, depending on the object in question. Both data types are defined as follows:

  letter ::= 'a'..'z','A'..'Z'
  digit  ::= '0'..'9'
  idChar ::= letter | digit | '_'
  SId    ::= ( letter | '_' ) idChar*

The equality of SId and UnitSId type values in SBML is determined by an exact character sequence match; i.e., comparisons of these identifiers must be performed in a case-sensitive manner. This applies to all uses of SId and UnitSId.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetMetaId ( )
inherited

Unsets the value of the 'metaid' attribute of this SBML object.

The optional attribute named 'metaid', present on every major SBML component type, is for supporting metadata annotations using RDF (Resource Description Format). The attribute value has the data type XML ID, the XML identifier type, which means each 'metaid' value must be globally unique within an SBML file. (Importantly, this uniqueness criterion applies across any attribute with type XML ID, not just the 'metaid' attribute used by SBML—something to be aware of if your application-specific XML content inside the 'annotation' subelement happens to use XML ID.) The 'metaid' value serves to identify a model component for purposes such as referencing that component from metadata placed within 'annotation' subelements.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetModelHistory ( )
inherited

Unsets the ModelHistory object attached to this object.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
Note
In SBML Level 2, model history annotations were only permitted on the Model element. In SBML Level 3, they are permitted on all SBML components derived from SBase.
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetName ( )
inherited

Unsets the value of the 'name' attribute of this SBML object.

Most (but not all) objects in SBML include two common attributes: 'id' and 'name'. In contrast to the 'id' attribute, the 'name' attribute is optional and is not intended to be used for cross-referencing purposes within a model. Its purpose instead is to provide a human-readable label for the component. The data type of 'name' is the type string defined in XML Schema. SBML imposes no restrictions as to the content of 'name' attributes beyond those restrictions defined by the string type in XML Schema.

The recommended practice for handling 'name' is as follows. If a software tool has the capability for displaying the content of 'name' attributes, it should display this content to the user as a component's label instead of the component's 'id'. If the user interface does not have this capability (e.g., because it cannot display or use special characters in symbol names), or if the 'name' attribute is missing on a given component, then the user interface should display the value of the 'id' attribute instead. (Script language interpreters are especially likely to display 'id' instead of 'name'.)

As a consequence of the above, authors of systems that automatically generate the values of 'id' attributes should be aware some systems may display the 'id''s to the user. Authors therefore may wish to take some care to have their software create 'id' values that are: (a) reasonably easy for humans to type and read; and (b) likely to be meaningful, for example by making the 'id' attribute be an abbreviated form of the name attribute value.

An additional point worth mentioning is although there are restrictions on the uniqueness of 'id' values, there are no restrictions on the uniqueness of 'name' values in a model. This allows software applications leeway in assigning component identifiers.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetNotes ( )
inherited

Unsets the value of the 'notes' subelement of this SBML object.

The optional SBML element named 'notes', present on every major SBML component type, is intended as a place for storing optional information intended to be seen by humans. An example use of the 'notes' element would be to contain formatted user comments about the model element in which the 'notes' element is enclosed. Every object derived directly or indirectly from type SBase can have a separate value for 'notes', allowing users considerable freedom when adding comments to their models.

The format of 'notes' elements must be XHTML 1.0. To help verify the formatting of 'notes' content, libSBML provides the static utility method SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax(); however, readers are urged to consult the appropriate SBML specification document for the Level and Version of their model for more in-depth explanations. The SBML Level 2 and  3 specifications have considerable detail about how 'notes' element content must be structured.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
See Also
getNotesString()
isSetNotes()
setNotes(XMLNode notes)
setNotes(string notes)
appendNotes(XMLNode notes)
appendNotes(string notes)
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int libsbmlcs.SBase.unsetSBOTerm ( )
inherited

Unsets the value of the 'sboTerm' attribute of this SBML object.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
void libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.updateSBMLNamespace ( string  package,
long  level,
long  version 
)
Parameters
package
level
version
long libsbmlcs.SBMLDocument.validateSBML ( )

Performs consistency checking and validation on this SBML document.

If this method returns a nonzero value (meaning, one or more consistency checks have failed for SBML document), the failures may be due to warnings or errors. Callers should inspect the severity flag in the individual SBMLError objects returned by SBMLDocument::getError() to determine the nature of the failures.

Note
unlike checkConsistency this method will write the document in order to determine all errors for the document. This will also clear the error log.
Returns
the number of failed checks (errors) encountered.
See Also
SBMLDocument::checkConsistency()
void libsbmlcs.SBase.writeExtensionElements ( XMLOutputStream  stream)
inherited

Writes out contained SBML objects of package extensions (if any) as XML elements.

Member Data Documentation

bool libsbmlcs.SBase.swigCMemOwn
protectedinherited