org.osid.rules

Interface Condition

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, OsidCondition, Suppliable

public interface Condition
extends OsidCondition

The Condition is used to input conditions into a rule execution.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ConditionRecord	getConditionRecord(Type conditionRecordType) Gets the condition record corresponding to the given Condition record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Method Detail

getConditionRecord

ConditionRecord getConditionRecord(Type conditionRecordType)
                                   throws OperationFailedException

Gets the condition record corresponding to the given Condition record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The conditionRecordType may be the Type returned in getRecordTypes() or any of its parents in a Type hierarchy where hasRecordType(conditionRecordType) is true .

Parameters:

conditionRecordType - the type of condition record to retrieve

Returns:

the condition record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - conditionRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasConditionRecordType(conditionRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.