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// Package
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package org.apache.jena.ontology;


// Imports
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/**
 * <p>
 * A property restriction that requires the named property to have have at least
 * the given number of values for a given instance to be a member of the class defined
 * by the restriction.
 * </p>
 */
public interface MinCardinalityRestriction
    extends Restriction 
{
    // Constants
    //////////////////////////////////


    // External signature methods
    //////////////////////////////////

    // minCardinality
    
    /**
     * <p>Assert that this restriction restricts the property to have the given
     * minimum cardinality. Any existing statements for <code>minCardinality</code>
     * will be removed.</p>
     * @param cardinality The minimum cardinality of the restricted property
     * @exception ProfileException If the {@link Profile#MIN_CARDINALITY()} property is not supported in the current language profile.   
     */ 
    public void setMinCardinality( int cardinality );

    /**
     * <p>Answer the minimum cardinality of the restricted property.</p>
     * @return The minimum cardinality of the restricted property
     * @exception ProfileException If the {@link Profile#MIN_CARDINALITY()} property is not supported in the current language profile.   
     */ 
    public int getMinCardinality();

    /**
     * <p>Answer true if this property restriction has the given minimum cardinality.</p>
     * @param cardinality The cardinality to test against 
     * @return True if the given cardinality is the min cardinality of the restricted property in this restriction
     * @exception ProfileException If the {@link Profile#MIN_CARDINALITY()} property is not supported in the current language profile.   
     */
    public boolean hasMinCardinality( int cardinality );
    
    /**
     * <p>Remove the statement that this restriction has the given minimum cardinality 
     * for the restricted property.  If this statement
     * is not true of the current model, nothing happens.</p>
     * @param cardinality A min cardinality value to be removed from this restriction
     */
    public void removeMinCardinality( int cardinality );
    

}
