Slot: range

defines the type of the object of the slot. Given the following slot definition

_ S1:_

_ domain: C1_

_ range: C2_

the declaration

_ X:_

_ S1: Y_

__

implicitly asserts Y is an instance of C2

__

URI: linkml:range Alias: range

Applicable Classes

Name	Description	Modifies Slot
SlotExpression	an expression that constrains the range of values a slot can take	no
AnonymousSlotExpression		no
EnumBinding	A binding of a slot or a class to a permissible value from an enumeration	yes
SlotDefinition	an element that describes how instances are related to other instances	no

Properties

Type and Range

Property	Value
Range	Element
Domain	SlotDefinition
Domain Of	EnumBinding, SlotExpression

Cardinality and Requirements

Property	Value
### Slot Characteristics

Property	Value
Inherited	Yes
If Absent	default_range

In Subsets

• SpecificationSubset
• MinimalSubset
• BasicSubset
• RelationalModelProfile
• ObjectOrientedProfile

Aliases

• value domain

Comments

• range is underspecified, as not all elements can appear as the range of a slot.
• to use a URI or CURIE as the range, create a class with the URI or curie as the class_uri

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta

Mappings

Mapping Type	Mapped Value
self	linkml:range
native	linkml:range

LinkML Source

name: range
description: "defines the type of the object of the slot.  Given the following slot\
  \ definition\n  S1:\n    domain: C1\n    range:  C2\nthe declaration\n  X:\n   \
  \ S1: Y\n\nimplicitly asserts Y is an instance of C2\n"
comments:
- range is underspecified, as not all elements can appear as the range of a slot.
- to use a URI or CURIE as the range, create a class with the URI or curie as the
  class_uri
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
- MinimalSubset
- BasicSubset
- RelationalModelProfile
- ObjectOrientedProfile
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
aliases:
- value domain
rank: 1000
domain: slot_definition
inherited: true
ifabsent: default_range
alias: range
domain_of:
- enum_binding
- slot_expression
range: element