org.osid.authorization

Interface QualifierSearchOrder

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, OsidBrowsableSearchOrder, OsidExtensibleSearchOrder, OsidFederateableSearchOrder, OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder, OsidObjectSearchOrder, OsidSearchOrder, Suppliable

public interface QualifierSearchOrder
extends OsidObjectSearchOrder, OsidFederateableSearchOrder

An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
QualifierSearchOrderRecord	getQualifierSearchOrderRecord(Type qualifierRecordType) Gets the qualifier search order record corresponding to the given qualifier record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder

orderByCreateTime, orderByCumulativeRating, orderByDescription, orderByDisplayName, orderByGenusType, orderByLastModifiedTime, orderByState, orderByStatistic

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder

orderById

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Method Detail

getQualifierSearchOrderRecord

QualifierSearchOrderRecord getQualifierSearchOrderRecord(Type qualifierRecordType)
                                                         throws OperationFailedException

Gets the qualifier search order record corresponding to the given qualifier record Type. Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.

Parameters:

qualifierRecordType - a qualifier record type

Returns:

the qualifier search order record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - qualifierRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(qualifierRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.