public static List <string> LongestParentPathToOwlThing(this OntologyClass oClass)
{
IUriNode rdfsSubClassOf = oClass.Graph.CreateUriNode(RDFS.subClassOf);
IEnumerable <OntologyClass> directSuperClasses = oClass.DirectSuperClasses.Where(
parentClass =>
parentClass.IsNamed() &&
!parentClass.IsDeprecated() &&
!Program.PropertyAssertionIsDeprecated(oClass.GetUriNode(), rdfsSubClassOf, parentClass.GetUriNode())
);
// If we have no superclass or one of our superclasses is OWL:Thing, then we have reached the top level; return
if (directSuperClasses.Count() < 1 || directSuperClasses.Any(superClass => superClass.IsOwlThing()))
{
return(new List <string>());
}
else
{
// Assume the first parent has the longest path; if not, it will be replaced in subsequent foreach
OntologyClass longestParent = directSuperClasses.First();
List <string> longestParentPath = longestParent.LongestParentPathToOwlThing();
// Iterate through the other parents to see if any is longer
foreach (OntologyClass possibleSuperClass in directSuperClasses.Skip(1))
{
List <string> possibleSuperClassParents = possibleSuperClass.LongestParentPathToOwlThing();
if (possibleSuperClassParents.Count() > longestParentPath.Count())
{
longestParent = possibleSuperClass;
longestParentPath = possibleSuperClassParents;
}
}
// At this point shortestParentPath + shortestParent should together contain the shortest path to the root; return them
longestParentPath.Add(longestParent.GetLocalName());
return(longestParentPath);
}
}
