abstract

Can be set to true to indicate that this module shall not be instantiated. Abstract modules are only there to organize other modules into hierarchies.

• Property

ask

Executes a given ASK query and returns its boolean result. The first argument must point to an sp:Ask or a SPIN template call that has an ASK query as its body. All subsequent argument can come in pairs, with the first one being a variable name and the second its binding. Example: BIND (spin:ask(?query, "this", owl:Thing) AS ?result) . will execute the sp:Ask behind ?query with the variable ?this pre-bound to owl:Thing.

• Function

Ask template

A SPIN template that wraps an ASK query.

• Class

Ask templates

Suggested abstract base class for all AskTemplates.

• Ask template

body

The body of a Function or Template. This points to a Query instance. For Functions, this is limited to either ASK or SELECT type queries. If the body is the ASK function then the return value is xsd:boolean. Otherwise, the SELECT query must have a single return variable. The first binding of this SELECT query will be returned as result of the function call.

• Property

CONSTRUCT

cachable

Can be set to true to instruct the SPIN engine that it may cache the results of all calls to the associated function. Functions should only be marked as cachable if the same combination of input arguments always returns the same result. Functions that query a graph or other background data that may change over time should not be cached. Caching can significantly improve performance of frequently needed functions.

• Property