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Adding a new tag in OWL/XML syntax

I have an owl file having owl/xml syntax. I want to add a new tag in this file for making a plugin but when I make changes in the OWL file, parse Exception is thrown in Java.

1st image is the original owl file. 2nd image is the file in which I added a tag but Protege as well as Java cannot parse this file.Original FileEdited OWL File

Solution

  • Adding a new tag means changing the language specification. This requires you to provide a parser that can fit into Protégé - I.e., an OWLAPI OWLParser implementation.

    This is a fairly complex task. Your best bet is to check out the owlapi code from GitHub and use its implementation as a blueprint to build your own.

    On top of that, your tag will need to fit in the owl 2 model, otherwise your parser will not be able to pass the information to protégé.

    What is the purpose of your new tag?