/**
* Get all the terminal nodes pending from this one, or itself if it is already a terminal node
*
* @return List of terminal nodes pending from this one
*/
public ArrayList<OntologyElement> getTerminalChildren() {
ArrayList<OntologyElement> ret = new ArrayList<>();
if (this.children.isEmpty()) {
ret.add(this);
return ret;
}
for (OntologyElement elem : this.children) {
ret.addAll(elem.getTerminalChildren());
}
return ret;
}
/**
* Add multiple children to this ontology element and set this element as parent of all of them.
*
* @param children List of the new children elements
*/
public void addChildren(ArrayList<OntologyElement> children) {
this.children.addAll(children);
for (OntologyElement e : children) {
e.parent = this;
}
}
/**
* Assigns a child ontology element to this one. It also sets this element as parent of the new
* child.
*
* @param child New child ontology element
*/
public void addChild(OntologyElement child) {
this.children.add(child);
child.parent = this;
}