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The Instance Browser shows all the instances,
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The Instance Browser shows all the instances, if any,
if any,
 
 
for the class selected in the
 
for the class selected in the
 
[[PrF_UG_inst_class_browser_at_instances|Class Browser at the Instances Tab]].
 
[[PrF_UG_inst_class_browser_at_instances|Class Browser at the Instances Tab]].
It also allows you to view,
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It also allows you to view, edit, create, and delete instances.
edit,
 
create,
 
and delete instances.
 
 
If the class you want is not currently displayed,
 
If the class you want is not currently displayed,
 
you may need to navigate to it via the class hierarchy.
 
you may need to navigate to it via the class hierarchy.
  
<b>Note:</b> To ensure that the class is the same as the last class selected at the
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<b>Note:</b>
[[PrF_UG_classes_classes_tab|Classes Tab]],
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To ensure that the class is the same as the last class selected
you can
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at the [[PrF_UG_classes_classes_tab|Classes Tab]],
[[PrF_UG_windows_synchronize_trees|synchronize class trees]].
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you can [[PrF_UG_windows_synchronize_trees|synchronize class trees]].
  
 
A <i>direct instance</i> is an instance that has been created directly under the class.
 
A <i>direct instance</i> is an instance that has been created directly under the class.
However,
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However, because of inheritance,
because of inheritance,
 
 
an instance of a class is also an instance of all that class's superclasses.
 
an instance of a class is also an instance of all that class's superclasses.
Therefore,
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Therefore, an instance can be an instance of many classes
an instance can be an instance of many classes of which it is not a direct instance.
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of which it is not a direct instance.
  
 
This pane has the following components:
 
This pane has the following components:
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<ol class='a'>
 
<ol class='a'>
 
   <li><p>
 
   <li><p>
     The
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     The [[PrF_UG_inst_instance_buttons|Instance Buttons]]
    [[PrF_UG_inst_instance_buttons|Instance Buttons]]
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     allow you to edit, view references to, create, copy, and delete instances.
     allow you to edit,
 
    view references to,
 
    create,
 
    copy,
 
    and delete instances.
 
 
     </p>
 
     </p>
  
 
   <li><p>
 
   <li><p>
     The
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     The [[PrF_UG_inst_instance_menu|Instance Menu]]
    [[PrF_UG_inst_instance_menu|Instance Menu]]
 
 
     allows you to control the text that is displayed in the Instance Window.
 
     allows you to control the text that is displayed in the Instance Window.
 
     </p>
 
     </p>
  
 
   <li><p>
 
   <li><p>
     The
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     The [[PrF_UG_inst_instance_window|Instances Window]]
    [[PrF_UG_inst_instance_window|Instances Window]]
 
 
     displays an alphabetical list of the instances for the selected class.
 
     displays an alphabetical list of the instances for the selected class.
 
     </p>
 
     </p>
  
 
   <li><p>
 
   <li><p>
     The Instance Search Bar allows you to
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     The Instance Search Bar allows you
     [[PrF_UG_inst_finding_an_instance|find]]
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     to [[PrF_UG_inst_finding_an_instance|find]]
     an instance in the Instance Browser (by typing the instance name and clicking the <b>Search for Instance</b>
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     an instance in the Instance Browser
     [[Image:PrF_UG_inst_instance.search.gif|instances_instance.search]]
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    (by typing the instance name and clicking the <b>Search for Instance</b>
    button).
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     [[Image:PrF_UG_inst_instance.search.gif|instances_instance.search]] button).
 
     </p>
 
     </p>
  
 
   <li><p>
 
   <li><p>
     The
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     The [[PrF_UG_inst_types_pane|Types Pane]]
    [[PrF_UG_inst_types_pane|Types Pane]]
 
 
     allows you to assign a single instance to multiple classes.
 
     allows you to assign a single instance to multiple classes.
 
     </p>
 
     </p>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
<div>[[Image:PrF_UG_inst_instance_browser.png|instances_instance_browser]]</div>
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Revision as of 23:15, October 20, 2008

The Instance Browser


Protege-Frames User's Guide
Instances
Instances Tab
Class Browser at Instances Tab
Instance Browser
Instances Window
Instance Buttons
Instance Menu
Types Pane
Instance Editor
Standard Field Types
Fields with Multiple Cardinality
Boolean Fields
Class Fields
Float Fields
Instance Fields
Integer Fields
String Fields
Symbol Fields
Creating an Instance
Creating Multiple Instances
Displaying the Instance Editor
Setting the Display Slot
Showing Subclass Instances
Editing an Instance
Copying an Instance
Deleting an Instance
Finding an Instance
Changing an Instance's Class
Working with Instance Types
Instance Icons
Glossary, Editing Help

The Instance Browser shows all the instances, if any, for the class selected in the Class Browser at the Instances Tab. It also allows you to view, edit, create, and delete instances. If the class you want is not currently displayed, you may need to navigate to it via the class hierarchy.

Note: To ensure that the class is the same as the last class selected at the Classes Tab, you can synchronize class trees.

A direct instance is an instance that has been created directly under the class. However, because of inheritance, an instance of a class is also an instance of all that class's superclasses. Therefore, an instance can be an instance of many classes of which it is not a direct instance.

This pane has the following components:

  1. The Instance Buttons allow you to edit, view references to, create, copy, and delete instances.

  2. The Instance Menu allows you to control the text that is displayed in the Instance Window.

  3. The Instances Window displays an alphabetical list of the instances for the selected class.

  4. The Instance Search Bar allows you to find an instance in the Instance Browser (by typing the instance name and clicking the Search for Instance instances_instance.search button).

  5. The Types Pane allows you to assign a single instance to multiple classes.

The Instance ButtonsThe Instance MenuThe Instances WindowThe Types PaneInstance Browser