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Deletion Class Reference
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Detailed Description

comp Implementation of the Deletion construct from the 'comp' package.

The Deletion class was introduced by the SBML Level 3 Hierarchical Model Composition package ('comp') to allow elements of submodels to be removed before instantiation.

The Deletion object class is used to define a deletion operation to be applied when a submodel instantiates a model definition. Deletions may be useful in hierarchical model composition scenarios for various reasons. For example, some components in a submodel may be redundant in the composed model, perhaps because the same features are implemented in a different way in the new model.

Deletions function as follows. When the Model to which the Submodel object refers (via the "modelRef" attribute) is read and processed for inclusion into the composed model, each Deletion object identifies an object to remove from that Model instance. The resulting submodel instance consists of everything in the Model object instance minus the entities referenced by the list of Deletion objects.

As might be expected, deletions can have wide-ranging implications, especially when the object deleted has substantial substructure, as in the case of reactions. The following are rules regarding deletions and their effects.

  • An object that has been deleted is considered inaccessible. Any element that has been deleted (or replaced) may not be referenced by an SBaseRef object.
  • If the deleted object has child objects and other structures, the child objects and substructure are also considered to be deleted.
  • It is not an error to delete explicitly an object that is already deleted by implication (for example as a result of the second point above). The resulting model is the same.
  • If the deleted object is from an SBML namespace that is not understood by the interpreter, the deletion must be ignored—the object will not need to be deleted, as the interpreter could not understand the package. If an interpreter cannot tell whether a referenced object does not exist or if exists in an unparsed namespace it may produce a warning.

The Deletion object class is subclassed from SBaseRef, and reuses all the machinery provided by SBaseRef. In addition, it defines two optional attributes, "id" and "name". The "id" attribute can be used to give an identifier to a given deletion operation. The identifier has no mathematical meaning, but it may be useful for creating submodels that can be manipulated more directly by other submodels. (Indeed, it is legitimate for an enclosing model definition to delete a deletion!)

The optional "name" attribute is provided on Deletion for the same reason it is provided on other elements that have identifiers; viz., to provide for the possibility of giving a human-readable name to the object. The name may be useful in situations when deletions are displayed to modelers.

Public Member Functions

virtual bool accept (SBMLVisitor &v) const
 Accepts the given SBMLVisitor. More...
 
int addCVTerm (CVTerm *term, bool newBag=false)
 Adds a copy of the given CVTerm object to this SBML object. More...
 
virtual int appendAnnotation (const XMLNode *annotation)
 Appends the given annotation to the "annotation" subelement of this object. More...
 
virtual int appendAnnotation (const std::string &annotation)
 Appends the given annotation to the "annotation" subelement of this object. More...
 
int appendNotes (const XMLNode *notes)
 Appends the given notes to the "notes" subelement of this object. More...
 
int appendNotes (const std::string &notes)
 Appends the given notes to the "notes" subelement of this object. More...
 
virtual void clearReferencedElement ()
 Removes the saved referenced element, if it had been saved earlier. More...
 
virtual Deletionclone () const
 Creates and returns a deep copy of this Deletion object. More...
 
SBaseRefcreateSBaseRef ()
 Creates a new, empty SBaseRef, adds it to this SBaseRef and returns the created SBaseRef. More...
 
 Deletion (unsigned int level=CompExtension::getDefaultLevel(), unsigned int version=CompExtension::getDefaultVersion(), unsigned int pkgVersion=CompExtension::getDefaultPackageVersion())
 Creates a new Deletion with the given level, version, and package version. More...
 
 Deletion (CompPkgNamespaces *compns)
 Creates a new Deletion with the given CompPkgNamespaces object. More...
 
 Deletion (const Deletion &source)
 Copy constructor. More...
 
int disablePackage (const std::string &pkgURI, const std::string &pkgPrefix)
 Disables the given SBML Level 3 package. More...
 
int enablePackage (const std::string &pkgURI, const std::string &pkgPrefix, bool flag)
 Enables or disables the given SBML Level 3 package. More...
 
virtual ListgetAllElements ()
 Returns a List of all child SBase* objects, including those nested to an arbitrary depth. More...
 
virtual ListgetAllElementsFromPlugins ()
 Returns a List of all child SBase objects contained in SBML package plug-ins. More...
 
SBasegetAncestorOfType (int type, const std::string pkgName="core")
 Returns the first ancestor object that has the given SBML type code. More...
 
const SBasegetAncestorOfType (int type, const std::string pkgName="core") const
 Returns the first ancestor object that has the given SBML type code. More...
 
XMLNodegetAnnotation ()
 Returns the content of the "annotation" subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects. More...
 
XMLNodegetAnnotation () const
 Returns the content of the "annotation" subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects. More...
 
std::string getAnnotationString ()
 Returns the content of the "annotation" subelement of this object as a character string. More...
 
std::string getAnnotationString () const
 Returns the content of the "annotation" subelement of this object as a character string. More...
 
unsigned int getColumn () const
 Returns the column number on which this object first appears in the XML representation of the SBML document. More...
 
CVTermgetCVTerm (unsigned int n)
 Returns the nth CVTerm in the list of CVTerms of this SBML object. More...
 
ListgetCVTerms ()
 Returns a list of CVTerm objects in the annotations of this SBML object. More...
 
ListgetCVTerms () const
 Returns a list of CVTerm objects in the annotations of this SBML object. More...
 
virtual SBasegetElementByMetaId (std::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...
 
virtual SBasegetElementBySId (std::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...
 
virtual const std::string & getElementName () const
 Returns the XML element name of this SBML object. More...
 
virtual const std::string & getId () const
 Returns the value of the "id" attribute of this Deletion. More...
 
virtual const std::string & getIdRef () const
 Returns the value of the "idRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
unsigned int getLevel () const
 Returns the SBML Level of the SBMLDocument object containing this object. More...
 
unsigned int getLine () const
 Returns the line number on which this object first appears in the XML representation of the SBML document. More...
 
const std::string & getMetaId () const
 Returns the value of the "metaid" attribute of this object. More...
 
std::string & getMetaId ()
 Returns the value of the "metaid" attribute of this object. More...
 
virtual const std::string & getMetaIdRef () const
 Returns the value of the "metaIdRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
const ModelgetModel () const
 Returns the Model object in which the current object is located. More...
 
ModelHistorygetModelHistory () const
 Returns the ModelHistory object, if any, attached to this object. More...
 
ModelHistorygetModelHistory ()
 Returns the ModelHistory object, if any, attached to this object. More...
 
virtual const std::string & getName () const
 Returns the value of the "name" attribute of this Deletion. More...
 
virtual XMLNamespacesgetNamespaces () const
 Returns a list of the XML Namespaces declared on this SBML document. More...
 
XMLNodegetNotes ()
 Returns the content of the "notes" subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects. More...
 
XMLNodegetNotes () const
 Returns the content of the "notes" subelement of this object as a tree of XMLNode objects. More...
 
std::string getNotesString ()
 Returns the content of the "notes" subelement of this object as a string. More...
 
std::string getNotesString () const
 Returns the content of the "notes" subelement of this object as a string. More...
 
unsigned int getNumCVTerms ()
 Returns the number of CVTerm objects in the annotations of this SBML object. More...
 
unsigned int getNumPlugins () const
 Returns the number of plug-in objects (extenstion interfaces) for SBML Level 3 package extensions known. More...
 
virtual int getNumReferents () const
 Returns how many elements are being referred to by this SBaseRef. More...
 
const std::string & getPackageName () const
 Returns the package name of this plugin object. More...
 
const std::string & getPackageURI () const
 Returns the XML namespace (URI) of the package extension of this object. More...
 
unsigned int getPackageVersion () const
 Returns the package version of the package extension of this plugin object. More...
 
SBasegetParentSBMLObject ()
 Returns the parent SBML object containing this object. More...
 
const SBasegetParentSBMLObject () const
 Returns the parent SBML object containing this object. More...
 
SBasePlugingetPlugin (const std::string &package)
 Returns a plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension with the given package name or URI. More...
 
const SBasePlugingetPlugin (const std::string &package) const
 Returns a plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension with the given package name or URI. More...
 
SBasePlugingetPlugin (unsigned int n)
 Returns the nth plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension. More...
 
const SBasePlugingetPlugin (unsigned int n) const
 Returns the nth plug-in object (extension interface) for an SBML Level 3 package extension. More...
 
virtual const std::string & getPortRef () const
 Returns the value of the "portRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
const std::string & getPrefix () const
 Returns the prefix of the package extension of this plugin object. More...
 
virtual SBasegetReferencedElement ()
 Returns the object pointed to by this element. More...
 
virtual SBasegetReferencedElementFrom (Model *model)
 Finds the SBase object this SBaseRef object points to, if any. More...
 
BiolQualifierType_t getResourceBiologicalQualifier (std::string resource)
 Returns the MIRIAM biological qualifier associated with the given resource. More...
 
ModelQualifierType_t getResourceModelQualifier (std::string resource)
 Returns the MIRIAM model qualifier associated with the given resource. More...
 
const SBaseRefgetSBaseRef () const
 Get the child sBaseRef of this sBaseRef. More...
 
SBaseRefgetSBaseRef ()
 Get the child sBaseRef of this SBaseRef. More...
 
const SBMLDocumentgetSBMLDocument () const
 Returns the SBMLDocument object containing this object instance. More...
 
SBMLDocumentgetSBMLDocument ()
 Returns the SBMLDocument object containing this object instance. More...
 
int getSBOTerm () const
 Returns the integer portion of the value of the "sboTerm" attribute of this object. More...
 
std::string getSBOTermAsURL () const
 Returns the identifiers.org URL representation of the "sboTerm" attribute of this object. More...
 
std::string getSBOTermID () const
 Returns the string representation of the "sboTerm" attribute of this object. More...
 
int getTypeCode () const
 Returns the libSBML type code for this SBML object. More...
 
virtual const std::string & getUnitRef () const
 Returns the value of the "unitRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
void * getUserData () const
 Returns the user data that has been previously set via setUserData(). More...
 
unsigned int getVersion () const
 Returns the Version within the SBML Level of the SBMLDocument object containing this object. More...
 
virtual bool hasRequiredAttributes () const
 Returns true if getNumReferents() is exactly 1. More...
 
bool hasValidLevelVersionNamespaceCombination ()
 Predicate returning true if this object's level/version and namespace values correspond to a valid SBML specification. More...
 
bool isPackageEnabled (const std::string &pkgName) const
 Predicate returning true if the given SBML Level 3 package is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isPackageURIEnabled (const std::string &pkgURI) const
 Predicate returning true if an SBML Level 3 package with the given URI is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isPkgEnabled (const std::string &pkgName) const
 Predicate returning true if the given SBML Level 3 package is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isPkgURIEnabled (const std::string &pkgURI) const
 Predicate returning true if an SBML Level 3 package with the given URI is enabled with this object. More...
 
bool isSetAnnotation () const
 Predicate returning true if this object's "annotation" subelement exists and has content. More...
 
virtual bool isSetId () const
 Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this object's "id" attribute has been set. More...
 
virtual bool isSetIdRef () const
 Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "idRef" attribute has been set. More...
 
bool isSetMetaId () const
 Predicate returning true if this object's "metaid" attribute is set. More...
 
virtual bool isSetMetaIdRef () const
 Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "metaIdRef" attribute has been set. More...
 
bool isSetModelHistory ()
 Predicate returning true if this object has a ModelHistory object attached to it. More...
 
virtual bool isSetName () const
 Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this object's "name" attribute has been set. More...
 
bool isSetNotes () const
 Predicate returning true if this object's "notes" subelement exists and has content. More...
 
virtual bool isSetPortRef () const
 Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "portRef" attribute has been set. More...
 
bool isSetSBaseRef () const
 Predicate for testing whether the sBaseRef for this SBaseRef is set. More...
 
bool isSetSBOTerm () const
 Predicate returning true if this object's "sboTerm" attribute is set. More...
 
virtual bool isSetUnitRef () const
 Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "unitRef" attribute has been set. More...
 
bool matchesRequiredSBMLNamespacesForAddition (const SBase *sb)
 Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are a subset of the given object's XML namespaces. More...
 
bool matchesRequiredSBMLNamespacesForAddition (const SBase *sb) const
 Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are a subset of the given object's XML namespaces. More...
 
bool matchesSBMLNamespaces (const SBase *sb)
 Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are the same as the given object's XML namespaces. More...
 
bool matchesSBMLNamespaces (const SBase *sb) const
 Returns true if this object's set of XML namespaces are the same as the given object's XML namespaces. More...
 
Deletionoperator= (const Deletion &source)
 Assignment operator. More...
 
virtual int performDeletion ()
 Deletes the referenced object (will delete the saved one, if it exists), plus any other elements that element points to through ReplacedElement or ReplacedBy children. More...
 
virtual int removeFromParentAndDelete ()
 Finds this SBaseRef's parent, which can either be a List or can be another SBaseRef, and tells it to remove this. More...
 
int removeTopLevelAnnotationElement (const std::string elementName, const std::string elementURI="")
 Removes the top-level element within the "annotation" subelement of this SBML object with the given name and optional URI. More...
 
virtual void renameMetaIdRefs (std::string oldid, std::string newid)
 Renames all the MetaIdRef attributes on this element. More...
 
virtual void renameSIdRefs (std::string oldid, std::string newid)
 Renames all the SIdRef attributes on this element if they match oldid, but not any found in child or plugin elements. More...
 
virtual void renameUnitSIdRefs (std::string oldid, std::string newid)
 Renames all the UnitSIdRef attributes on this element. More...
 
int replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement (const 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 (const std::string &annotation)
 Replaces the given top-level element within the "annotation" subelement of this SBML object and with the annotation element supplied. More...
 
virtual int saveReferencedElement ()
 Finds and stores the referenced object by finding its Submodel parent, getting its instantiated Model object, calling 'getReferencedElementFrom' on that model, and storing the result. More...
 
virtual int setAnnotation (const XMLNode *annotation)
 Sets the value of the "annotation" subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
virtual int setAnnotation (const std::string &annotation)
 Sets the value of the "annotation" subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
virtual int setId (const std::string &id)
 Sets the value of the "id" attribute of this Deletion. More...
 
virtual int setIdRef (const std::string &id)
 Sets the value of the "idRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
int setMetaId (const std::string &metaid)
 Sets the value of the "metaid" attribute of this object. More...
 
virtual int setMetaIdRef (const std::string &id)
 Sets the value of the "metaIdRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
int setModelHistory (ModelHistory *history)
 Sets the ModelHistory of this object. More...
 
virtual int setName (const std::string &name)
 Sets the value of the "name" attribute of this Deletion. More...
 
int setNamespaces (XMLNamespaces *xmlns)
 Sets the namespaces relevant of this SBML object. More...
 
int setNotes (const XMLNode *notes)
 Sets the value of the "notes" subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
int setNotes (const std::string &notes, bool addXHTMLMarkup=false)
 Sets the value of the "notes" subelement of this SBML object to a copy of the string notes. More...
 
virtual int setPortRef (const std::string &id)
 Sets the value of the "portRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
int setSBaseRef (const SBaseRef *sBaseRef)
 Sets the sBaseRef definition of this SBaseRef to a copy of the given SBaseRef object instance. More...
 
virtual int setSBOTerm (int value)
 Sets the value of the "sboTerm" attribute. More...
 
virtual int setSBOTerm (const std::string &sboid)
 Sets the value of the "sboTerm" attribute by string. More...
 
virtual int setUnitRef (const std::string &id)
 Sets the value of the "unitRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
int setUserData (void *userData)
 Sets the user data of this element. More...
 
char * 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...
 
virtual int unsetId ()
 Unsets the value of the "id" attribute of this Deletion. More...
 
virtual int unsetIdRef ()
 Unsets the value of the "idRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
int unsetMetaId ()
 Unsets the value of the "metaid" attribute of this SBML object. More...
 
virtual int unsetMetaIdRef ()
 Unsets the value of the "metaIdRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
int unsetModelHistory ()
 Unsets the ModelHistory object attached to this object. More...
 
virtual int unsetName ()
 Unsets the value of the "name" attribute of this Deletion. More...
 
int unsetNotes ()
 Unsets the value of the "notes" subelement of this SBML object. More...
 
virtual int unsetPortRef ()
 Unsets the value of the "portRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
virtual int unsetSBaseRef ()
 Unsets the child SBaseRef of this SBaseRef. More...
 
int unsetSBOTerm ()
 Unsets the value of the "sboTerm" attribute of this SBML object. More...
 
virtual int unsetUnitRef ()
 Unsets the value of the "unitRef" attribute of this SBaseRef. More...
 
virtual ~Deletion ()
 Destructor. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static ModelgetParentModel (SBase *child)
 Returns the Model object to which the referenced child object belongs. More...
 

Protected Member Functions

virtual void setElementText (const std::string &text)
 When overridden allows SBase elements to use the text included in between the elements tags. More...
 

Static Protected Member Functions

static int removeFromParentAndPorts (SBase *todelete)
 A static function for removing elements–it is illegal to reference an element from a port that has been deleted or replaced, but if it happens, we need to not actually crash. More...
 

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Deletion::Deletion ( unsigned int  level = CompExtension::getDefaultLevel(),
unsigned int  version = CompExtension::getDefaultVersion(),
unsigned int  pkgVersion = CompExtension::getDefaultPackageVersion() 
)

Creates a new Deletion with the given level, version, and package version.

Parameters
levelthe SBML Level
versionthe Version within the SBML Level
pkgVersionthe version of the package
Deletion::Deletion ( CompPkgNamespaces compns)

Creates a new Deletion with the given CompPkgNamespaces object.

Deletion::Deletion ( const Deletion source)

Copy constructor.

Deletion::~Deletion ( )
virtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

bool SBaseRef::accept ( SBMLVisitor v) const
virtualinherited

Accepts the given SBMLVisitor.

Returns
the result of calling v.visit(), which indicates whether or not the Visitor would like to visit the SBML object's next sibling object (if available).

Implements SBase.

Reimplemented in Replacing.

int SBase::addCVTerm ( CVTerm term,
bool  newBag = false 
)
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 SBase::appendAnnotation ( const XMLNode annotation)
virtualinherited

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(const XMLNode* annotation) or SBase::setAnnotation(const std::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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()

Reimplemented in Model, and SpeciesReference.

int SBase::appendAnnotation ( const std::string &  annotation)
virtualinherited

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(const XMLNode* annotation) or SBase::setAnnotation(const std::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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
unsetAnnotation()

Reimplemented in Model, and SpeciesReference.

int SBase::appendNotes ( const 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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int SBase::appendNotes ( const std::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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
void SBaseRef::clearReferencedElement ( )
virtualinherited

Removes the saved referenced element, if it had been saved earlier.

Deletion * Deletion::clone ( ) const
virtual

Creates and returns a deep copy of this Deletion object.

Returns
a (deep) copy of this Deletion object

Reimplemented from SBaseRef.

SBaseRef * SBaseRef::createSBaseRef ( )
inherited

Creates a new, empty SBaseRef, adds it to this SBaseRef and returns the created SBaseRef.

Returns
the newly created SBaseRef object instance
int SBase::disablePackage ( const std::string &  pkgURI,
const std::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 value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int SBase::enablePackage ( const std::string &  pkgURI,
const std::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 value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
List * SBaseRef::getAllElements ( )
virtualinherited

Returns a List of all child SBase* objects, including those nested to an arbitrary depth.

Returns
a List* of pointers to all children objects.

Reimplemented from SBase.

List * SBase::getAllElementsFromPlugins ( )
virtualinherited

Returns a List of all child SBase objects contained in SBML package plug-ins.

This method walks down the list of all packages used by the enclosing Model and returns all objects contained in them.

Returns
a pointer to a List of pointers to all children objects from plug-ins.
SBase * SBase::getAncestorOfType ( int  type,
const std::string  pkgName = "core" 
)
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. The set of possible type codes is defined in the enumeration SBMLTypeCode_t. 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 SBMLTypeCode_t value, or NULL if no ancestor exists.
const SBase * SBase::getAncestorOfType ( int  type,
const std::string  pkgName = "core" 
) const
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. The set of possible type codes is defined in the enumeration SBMLTypeCode_t. 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 SBMLTypeCode_t value, or NULL if no ancestor exists.
XMLNode * 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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
XMLNode * SBase::getAnnotation ( ) const
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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
std::string 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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
std::string SBase::getAnnotationString ( ) const
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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
unsigned int SBase::getColumn ( ) const
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()
CVTerm * SBase::getCVTerm ( unsigned int  n)
inherited

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

Parameters
nunsigned int the index of the CVTerm to retrieve
Returns
the nth CVTerm in the list of CVTerms for this SBML object.
List * 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.
List * SBase::getCVTerms ( ) const
inherited

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

Returns
the list of CVTerms for this SBML object.
SBase * SBaseRef::getElementByMetaId ( std::string  metaid)
virtualinherited

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
a pointer to the SBase element with the given metaid.

Reimplemented from SBase.

SBase * SBaseRef::getElementBySId ( std::string  id)
virtualinherited

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
a pointer to the SBase element with the given id.

Reimplemented from SBase.

const std::string & Deletion::getElementName ( ) const
virtual

Returns the XML element name of this SBML object.

Returns
the string of the name of this element.

Reimplemented from SBaseRef.

const string & Deletion::getId ( ) const
virtual

Returns the value of the "id" attribute of this Deletion.

Returns
the name of this Deletion.
const string & SBaseRef::getIdRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Returns the value of the "idRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
the value of the "idRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.
unsigned int SBase::getLevel ( ) const
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()
unsigned int SBase::getLine ( ) const
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()
const string & SBase::getMetaId ( ) const
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(const std::string& metaid)
string & 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, as a string.
See Also
isSetMetaId()
setMetaId(const std::string& metaid)
const string & SBaseRef::getMetaIdRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Returns the value of the "metaIdRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
the value of the "metaIdRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.
const Model * SBase::getModel ( ) const
inherited

Returns the Model object in which the current object is located.

Returns
the parent Model of this SBML object.
See Also
getParentSBMLObject()
getSBMLDocument()
ModelHistory * SBase::getModelHistory ( ) const
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.
ModelHistory * 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.
const string & Deletion::getName ( ) const
virtual

Returns the value of the "name" attribute of this Deletion.

Returns
the name of this Deletion.
XMLNamespaces * SBase::getNamespaces ( ) const
virtualinherited

Returns a list of the XML Namespaces declared on this SBML document.

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

Returns
the XML Namespaces associated with this SBML object
See Also
getLevel()
getVersion()

Reimplemented in SBMLDocument.

XMLNode * 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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
XMLNode * SBase::getNotes ( ) const
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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
std::string 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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
std::string SBase::getNotesString ( ) const
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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
unsigned int 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.
unsigned int SBase::getNumPlugins ( ) const
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.
int SBaseRef::getNumReferents ( ) const
virtualinherited

Returns how many elements are being referred to by this SBaseRef.

A valid SBaseRef will have exactly one. Possible referents are portRef, idRef, unitRef, and metaIdRef.

Returns
integer value between 0 and 4: the number of different ways this element points to its referent.

Reimplemented in ReplacedElement.

const std::string & CompBase::getPackageName ( ) const
inherited

Returns the package name of this plugin object.

Returns
the package name of this plugin object.
const std::string & CompBase::getPackageURI ( ) const
inherited

Returns the XML namespace (URI) of the package extension of this object.

Returns
the URI of the package extension of this plugin object.
unsigned int CompBase::getPackageVersion ( ) const
inherited

Returns the package version of the package extension of this plugin object.

Returns
the package version of the package extension of this plugin object.
Model * CompBase::getParentModel ( SBase child)
staticinherited

Returns the Model object to which the referenced child object belongs.

SBase * 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()
const SBase * SBase::getParentSBMLObject ( ) const
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()
SBasePlugin * SBase::getPlugin ( const std::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.
const SBasePlugin * SBase::getPlugin ( const std::string &  package) const
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 * SBase::getPlugin ( unsigned int  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.
const SBasePlugin * SBase::getPlugin ( unsigned int  n) const
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.
const string & SBaseRef::getPortRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Returns the value of the "portRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
the value of the "portRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.
const std::string & CompBase::getPrefix ( ) const
inherited

Returns the prefix of the package extension of this plugin object.

Returns
the prefix of the package extension of this plugin object.
SBase * SBaseRef::getReferencedElement ( )
virtualinherited

Returns the object pointed to by this element.

If that element was previously found and set with 'saveReferencedElement', that element is returned; otherwise, 'saveReferencedElement' is called first, and the found element is returned.

SBase * SBaseRef::getReferencedElementFrom ( Model model)
virtualinherited

Finds the SBase object this SBaseRef object points to, if any.

Reimplemented in ReplacedElement.

BiolQualifierType_t SBase::getResourceBiologicalQualifier ( std::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 values from the enumeration type BiolQualifierType_t.

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 value from the enumeration type BiolQualifierType_t.

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 in the enumeration BiolQualifierType_t are up to date with MIRIAM at the time of a given libSBML release. The set of values may be expanded in later libSBML releases, to match the values defined by MIRIAM at that later time.
ModelQualifierType_t SBase::getResourceModelQualifier ( std::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 values from the enumeration type ModelQualifierType_t.

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 value from the enumeration type ModelQualifierType_t.

Parameters
resourcestring representing the resource; e.g., "http://www.geneontology.org/#GO:0005892".
Returns
the ModelQualifierType_t value associated with the resource, or BQM_UNKNOWN if the resource does not exist.
Note
The set of MIRIAM biological qualifiers grows over time, although relatively slowly. The values in the enumeration ModelQualifierType_t are up to date with MIRIAM at the time of a given libSBML release. The set of values may be expanded in later libSBML releases, to match the values defined by MIRIAM at that later time.
const SBaseRef * SBaseRef::getSBaseRef ( ) const
inherited

Get the child sBaseRef of this sBaseRef.

Returns
the const SBaseRef child of this SBaseRef
SBaseRef * SBaseRef::getSBaseRef ( )
inherited

Get the child sBaseRef of this SBaseRef.

Returns
the SBaseRef child of this SBaseRef.
const SBMLDocument * SBase::getSBMLDocument ( ) const
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()
SBMLDocument * 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()
int SBase::getSBOTerm ( ) const
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.
std::string SBase::getSBOTermAsURL ( ) const
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.
std::string SBase::getSBOTermID ( ) const
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.
int Deletion::getTypeCode ( ) const
virtual

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. The set of possible type codes for the 'comp' package is defined in the enumeration SBMLCompTypeCode_t. The names of the type codes all begin with the characters SBML_COMP.

Returns
the typecode (an integer) of this SBML object or SBML_UNKNOWN (default).
See Also
getElementName()

Reimplemented from SBase.

const string & SBaseRef::getUnitRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Returns the value of the "unitRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
the value of the "unitRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.
void * SBase::getUserData ( ) const
inherited

Returns the user data that has been previously set via setUserData().

Returns
the user data of this node, or NULL if no user data has been set.
See Also
ASTNode::setUserData(void *userData)
unsigned int SBase::getVersion ( ) const
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 SBaseRef::hasRequiredAttributes ( ) const
virtualinherited

Returns true if getNumReferents() is exactly 1.

Returns
boolean: 'true' if the attributes are correctly set; 'false' if not.

Reimplemented in Port, and Replacing.

bool 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:

  • Level 1 Version 2: "http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level1"
  • Level 2 Version 1: "http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level2"
  • Level 2 Version 2: "http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level2/version2"
  • Level 2 Version 3: "http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level2/version3"
  • Level 2 Version 4: "http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level2/version4"
  • Level 3 Version 1 Core: "http://www.sbml.org/sbml/level3/version1/core"
Returns
true if the level, version and namespace values of this SBML object correspond to a valid set of values, false otherwise.
bool SBase::isPackageEnabled ( const std::string &  pkgName) const
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 SBase::isPackageURIEnabled ( const std::string &  pkgURI) const
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 SBase::isPkgEnabled ( const std::string &  pkgName) const
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 SBase::isPkgURIEnabled ( const std::string &  pkgURI) const
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 SBase::isSetAnnotation ( ) const
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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()
bool Deletion::isSetId ( ) const
virtual

Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this object's "id" attribute has been set.

Some words of explanation about the set/unset/isSet methods: The SBML specifications define certain attributes on some classes of objects as being optional. This requires an application to be careful about the distinction between two cases when reading a model: (1) a given attribute has never been set to a value, and therefore should be assumed to have the SBML-defined default value if one exists, and (2) a given attribute has been set to a value, but the value happens to be an empty string. The situation can be ambiguous when reading a model from a file or data stream and then examining the data objects that libSBML constructs as a result. LibSBML supports these distinctions by providing methods to set, unset, and query the status of attributes that are optional. The methods have names of the form setAttribute(...), unsetAttribute(), and isSetAttribute(), where Attribute is the the name of the optional attribute in question.
Returns
true if the "id" attribute of this object has been set, false otherwise.
bool SBaseRef::isSetIdRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "idRef" attribute has been set.

Returns
true if this SBaseRef's "idRef" attribute has been set, otherwise false is returned.
bool SBase::isSetMetaId ( ) const
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(const std::string& metaid)
bool SBaseRef::isSetMetaIdRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "metaIdRef" attribute has been set.

Returns
true if this SBaseRef's "metaIdRef" attribute has been set, otherwise false is returned.
bool 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 Deletion::isSetName ( ) const
virtual

Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this object's "name" attribute has been set.

Some words of explanation about the set/unset/isSet methods: The SBML specifications define certain attributes on some classes of objects as being optional. This requires an application to be careful about the distinction between two cases when reading a model: (1) a given attribute has never been set to a value, and therefore should be assumed to have the SBML-defined default value if one exists, and (2) a given attribute has been set to a value, but the value happens to be an empty string. The situation can be ambiguous when reading a model from a file or data stream and then examining the data objects that libSBML constructs as a result. LibSBML supports these distinctions by providing methods to set, unset, and query the status of attributes that are optional. The methods have names of the form setAttribute(...), unsetAttribute(), and isSetAttribute(), where Attribute is the the name of the optional attribute in question.
Returns
true if the "name" attribute of this object has been set, false otherwise.
bool SBase::isSetNotes ( ) const
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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
bool SBaseRef::isSetPortRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "portRef" attribute has been set.

Returns
true if this SBaseRef's "portRef" attribute has been set, otherwise false is returned.
bool SBaseRef::isSetSBaseRef ( ) const
inherited

Predicate for testing whether the sBaseRef for this SBaseRef is set.

Returns
true if the sBaseRef of this SBaseRef is set, false otherwise.
bool SBase::isSetSBOTerm ( ) const
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 SBaseRef::isSetUnitRef ( ) const
virtualinherited

Predicate returning true or false depending on whether this SBaseRef's "unitRef" attribute has been set.

Returns
true if this SBaseRef's "unitRef" attribute has been set, otherwise false is returned.
bool SBase::matchesRequiredSBMLNamespacesForAddition ( const 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
boolean, true if this object's collection of namespaces is a subset of sb's, false otherwise.
bool SBase::matchesRequiredSBMLNamespacesForAddition ( const SBase sb) const
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
boolean, true if this object's collection of namespaces is a subset of sb's, false otherwise.
bool SBase::matchesSBMLNamespaces ( const 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
boolean, true if this object's collection of namespaces is the same as sb's, false otherwise.
bool SBase::matchesSBMLNamespaces ( const SBase sb) const
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
boolean, true if this object's collection of namespaces is the same as sb's, false otherwise.
Deletion & Deletion::operator= ( const Deletion source)

Assignment operator.

int SBaseRef::performDeletion ( )
virtualinherited

Deletes the referenced object (will delete the saved one, if it exists), plus any other elements that element points to through ReplacedElement or ReplacedBy children.

int SBaseRef::removeFromParentAndDelete ( )
virtualinherited

Finds this SBaseRef's parent, which can either be a List or can be another SBaseRef, and tells it to remove this.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:

Reimplemented from SBase.

Reimplemented in ReplacedBy.

int CompBase::removeFromParentAndPorts ( SBase todelete)
staticprotectedinherited

A static function for removing elements–it is illegal to reference an element from a port that has been deleted or replaced, but if it happens, we need to not actually crash.

This function finds and deletes all such invalid ports before deleting the object.

int SBase::removeTopLevelAnnotationElement ( const std::string  elementName,
const std::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(const XMLNode *)
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(const std::string&)
void SBase::renameMetaIdRefs ( std::string  oldid,
std::string  newid 
)
virtualinherited

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

Reimplemented in Port.

void SBaseRef::renameSIdRefs ( std::string  oldid,
std::string  newid 
)
virtualinherited

Renames all the SIdRef attributes on this element if they match oldid, but not any found in child or plugin elements.

Reimplemented from SBase.

Reimplemented in ReplacedElement, Port, and Replacing.

void SBase::renameUnitSIdRefs ( std::string  oldid,
std::string  newid 
)
virtualinherited

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

Reimplemented in Model, Species, KineticLaw, Compartment, Rule, Parameter, InitialAssignment, EventAssignment, StoichiometryMath, Delay, FunctionDefinition, Trigger, Priority, Constraint, and Port.

int SBase::replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement ( const 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(const std::string elementName, const std::string elementURI)
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(const std::string&)
int SBase::replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement ( const std::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(const std::string elementName, const std::string elementURI)
replaceTopLevelAnnotationElement(const XMLNode*)
int Deletion::saveReferencedElement ( )
virtual

Finds and stores the referenced object by finding its Submodel parent, getting its instantiated Model object, calling 'getReferencedElementFrom' on that model, and storing the result.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:

Reimplemented from SBaseRef.

int SBase::setAnnotation ( const XMLNode annotation)
virtualinherited

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(const XMLNode* annotation) or SBase::appendAnnotation(const std::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(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()

Reimplemented in Model, and SpeciesReference.

int SBase::setAnnotation ( const std::string &  annotation)
virtualinherited

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(const XMLNode* annotation) or SBase::appendAnnotation(const std::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(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
unsetAnnotation()

Reimplemented in Model, and SpeciesReference.

void SBase::setElementText ( const std::string &  text)
protectedvirtualinherited

When overridden allows SBase elements to use the text included in between the elements tags.

The default implementation does nothing.

Parameters
textthe text string found between the element tags.
int Deletion::setId ( const std::string &  id)
virtual

Sets the value of the "id" attribute of this Deletion.

This method fails if the id is not a valid syntax for an SId.

Parameters
idthe identifier to use
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int SBaseRef::setIdRef ( const std::string &  id)
virtualinherited

Sets the value of the "idRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

This method fails if the id is not a valid syntax for an SIdRef (LIBSBML_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE ), or if the SBaseRef already points to an element of the submodel using a different interface (LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED ). A sBaseRef must use exactly one method to point to a submodel element: portRef, idRef, unitRef, or metaIdRef.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int SBase::setMetaId ( const std::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 SBaseRef::setMetaIdRef ( const std::string &  id)
virtualinherited

Sets the value of the "metaIdRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

This method fails if the id is not a valid syntax for a MetaIdRef (LIBSBML_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE ), or if the SBaseRef already points to an element of the submodel using a different interface (LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED ). An sBaseRef must use exactly one method to point to a submodel element.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int 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 Deletion::setName ( const std::string &  name)
virtual

Sets the value of the "name" attribute of this Deletion.

The string in name is copied.

Parameters
namethe new name for the Deletion
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int 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 SBase::setNotes ( const 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(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int SBase::setNotes ( const std::string &  notes,
bool  addXHTMLMarkup = false 
)
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'><p>here is my note</p></body>");
Parameters
notesan XML string that is to be used as the content of the "notes" subelement of this object
addXHTMLMarkupa boolean 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(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
unsetNotes()
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int SBaseRef::setPortRef ( const std::string &  id)
virtualinherited

Sets the value of the "portRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Fails if the id is not a valid syntax for a PidRef (LIBSBML_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE ), or if the SBaseRef already points to an element of the submodel using a different interface (LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED ). An sBaseRef must use exactly one method to point to a submodel element.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:

Reimplemented in Port.

int SBaseRef::setSBaseRef ( const SBaseRef sBaseRef)
inherited

Sets the sBaseRef definition of this SBaseRef to a copy of the given SBaseRef object instance.

This method fails if the added sBaseRef does not match the level/version/package of the parent object, if the added sBaseRef cannot be copied, or if the SBaseRef already points to an element of the submodel using a different interface. A sBaseRef must use exactly one method to point to a submodel element: portRef, idRef, unitRef, deletion, or by using a sBaseRef child object.

Parameters
sBaseRefthe SBaseRef object instance to use.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int SBase::setSBOTerm ( int  value)
virtualinherited

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(const std::string &sboid)
int SBase::setSBOTerm ( const std::string &  sboid)
virtualinherited

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)
int SBaseRef::setUnitRef ( const std::string &  id)
virtualinherited

Sets the value of the "unitRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

This method fails if the id is not a valid syntax for a UnitIdRef (LIBSBML_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE ), or if the SBaseRef already points to an element of the submodel using a different interface (LIBSBML_OPERATION_FAILED ). A sBaseRef must use exactly one method to point to a submodel element: portRef, idRef, unitRef, deletion, or by using a sBaseRef child object.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int SBase::setUserData ( void *  userData)
inherited

Sets the user data of this element.

This can be used by the application developer to attach custom information to the node. In case of a deep copy this attribute will passed as it is. The attribute will be never interpreted by this class.

Parameters
userDataspecifies the new user data.
Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The possible values returned by this function are:
char * 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 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(const XMLNode* annotation)
setAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
appendAnnotation(const XMLNode* annotation)
appendAnnotation(const std::string& annotation)
int 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 Deletion::unsetId ( )
virtual

Unsets the value of the "id" attribute of this Deletion.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:

Reimplemented from SBase.

int SBaseRef::unsetIdRef ( )
virtualinherited

Unsets the value of the "idRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int 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 SBaseRef::unsetMetaIdRef ( )
virtualinherited

Unsets the value of the "metaIdRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int 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 Deletion::unsetName ( )
virtual

Unsets the value of the "name" attribute of this Deletion.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:

Reimplemented from SBase.

int 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(const XMLNode* notes)
setNotes(const std::string& notes)
appendNotes(const XMLNode* notes)
appendNotes(const std::string& notes)
SyntaxChecker::hasExpectedXHTMLSyntax()
int SBaseRef::unsetPortRef ( )
virtualinherited

Unsets the value of the "portRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int SBaseRef::unsetSBaseRef ( )
virtualinherited

Unsets the child SBaseRef of this SBaseRef.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are:
int 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:
int SBaseRef::unsetUnitRef ( )
virtualinherited

Unsets the value of the "unitRef" attribute of this SBaseRef.

Returns
integer value indicating success/failure of the function. The value is drawn from the enumeration OperationReturnValues_t. The possible values returned by this function are: