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Slot: bindings

A collection of enum bindings that specify how a slot can be bound to a permissible value from an enumeration.

LinkML provides enums to allow string values to be restricted to one of a set of permissible values (specified statically or dynamically).

Enum bindings allow enums to be bound to any object, including complex nested objects. For example, given a (generic) class Concept with slots id and label, it may be desirable to restrict the values the id takes on in a given context. For example, a HumanSample class may have a slot for representing sample site, with a range of concept, but the values of that slot may be restricted to concepts from a particular branch of an anatomy ontology.

URI: linkml:bindings

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
SchemaDefinition A collection of definitions that make up a schema or a data model no
SlotExpression an expression that constrains the range of values a slot can take no
AnonymousSlotExpression no
SlotDefinition an element that describes how instances are related to other instances no

Properties

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

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

LinkML Source

name: bindings
description: 'A collection of enum bindings that specify how a slot can be bound to
  a permissible value from an enumeration.

  LinkML provides enums to allow string values to be restricted to one of a set of
  permissible values (specified statically or dynamically).

  Enum bindings allow enums to be bound to any object, including complex nested objects.
  For example, given a (generic) class Concept with slots id and label, it may be
  desirable to restrict the values the id takes on in a given context. For example,
  a HumanSample class may have a slot for representing sample site, with a range of
  concept, but the values of that slot may be restricted to concepts from a particular
  branch of an anatomy ontology.'
in_subset:
- SpecificationSubset
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta
status: testing
rank: 1000
domain: element
multivalued: true
alias: bindings
domain_of:
- schema_definition
- slot_expression
range: enum_binding
inlined: true