OntoDL Statement: define
Syntax
| DefinitionStatement | := | define TypeName ObjectName DefinitionBody | ||
| ObjectName | := | Name | ||
| DefinitionBody | := | { FullDefinition * } | ||
| | | = QualifiedConcept | |||
| | | = InternalReference | |||
| Fulldefinition | := | DefineStatement | ||
| | | DefaultStatement | |||
| | | SetStatement | |||
| | | PredicateStatement | |||
| | | SetAsTableStatement | Must be formatted as 2-column MS Word table using style "OntoDL" | ||
| SetAsTableStatement | := | PropertyName (($)? Text | The prefix "($" advises the OntoDL interpreter to consider the provided text as a string (which will not be further processed) | |
| | | PropertyName InternalReference | |||
| PropertyName | := | Name |
Description
The define statement is used for introducing a new named object to OntoDL. Upon introduction a new object is given a name and assigned a type. These properties are fixed then an cannto be changed afterwards. The immediate binding of a new object to a type is important because not only the object's behavior but even the way you may use that object within OntoDL is determined by its type.
