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The results are always returned as JSON, generated with GSON from the EIClass Java class (or Lists thereof), see:  http://search.eagle-i.net/javadoc/org/eaglei/model/EIClass.html

Information about one ontology class - /model/api/ontology/class

This call returns details of a given ontology type.

URL: /model/api/ontology/class (GET and POST)

Args:
uri-- URI of the ontology type for which information is soughtpretty-- if present, a "pretty" JSON serializer is used for formatting the result.

Example:

Get details about the class Tissue Microarrayer:

http://search.eagle-i.net/model/api/ontology/class?uri=http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ERO_0000512

List subclasses - /model/api/ontology/subclasses

http://search.eagle-i.net/javadoc/org/eaglei/model/EIClass.html

This call returns subclasses of a given ontology type.

URL: /model/api/ontology/subclasses (GET and POST)

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Get direct subclasses of the Instrument class: 

http://search.eagle-i.net/model/api/ontology/subclasses?uri=http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ERO_0000004

List superclasses - /model/api/ontology/path

This call returns superclasses of a given ontology type, up to an eagle-i primary type (i.e. BFO ignored). Current limitation:  only one path is returned; some classes have multiple inferred parents, in which case an arbitrary path is chosen.

URL: /model/api/ontology/path (GET and POST)

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Get superclasses of Tissue Microarrayer. 

http://search.eagle-i.net/model/api/ontology/path?uri=http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ERO_0000512