Slot: apply_to
Used to extend class or slot definitions. For example, if we have a core schema where a gene has two slots for identifier and symbol, and we have a specialized schema for my_organism where we wish to add a slot systematic_name, we can avoid subclassing by defining a class gene_my_organism, adding the slot to this class, and then adding an apply_to pointing to the gene class. The new slot will be 'injected into' the gene class.
URI: linkml:apply_to
Applicable Classes
Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
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Definition | abstract base class for core metaclasses | no |
EnumDefinition | an element whose instances must be drawn from a specified set of permissible ... | no |
SlotDefinition | an element that describes how instances are related to other instances | yes |
ClassDefinition | an element whose instances are complex objects that may have slot-value assig... | yes |
Properties
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Range: Definition
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Multivalued: True
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
LinkML Source
name: apply_to
description: Used to extend class or slot definitions. For example, if we have a core
schema where a gene has two slots for identifier and symbol, and we have a specialized
schema for my_organism where we wish to add a slot systematic_name, we can avoid
subclassing by defining a class gene_my_organism, adding the slot to this class,
and then adding an apply_to pointing to the gene class. The new slot will be 'injected
into' the gene class.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
status: testing
rank: 1000
domain: definition
multivalued: true
alias: apply_to
domain_of:
- definition
range: definition