org.osid.assessment

Interface AnswerQueryInspector

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, OsidBrowsableQueryInspector, OsidExtensibleQueryInspector, OsidIdentifiableQueryInspector, OsidObjectQueryInspector, OsidQueryInspector

public interface AnswerQueryInspector
extends OsidObjectQueryInspector

The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query. These interfaces are used to examine the actual query terms used in a search or that may be used to create a smart catalog. Query inspectors may be converted to OsidQuery interfaces for reuse or modification in the search sessions.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AnswerQueryInspectorRecord	getAnswerQueryInspectorRecord(Type questionRecordType) Gets the record query inspector corresponding to the given Question record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObjectQueryInspector

getCommentIdTerms, getCommentTerms, getCreditIdTerms, getCreditTerms, getDescriptionTerms, getDisplayNameTerms, getGenusTypeTerms, getJournalEntryIdTerms, getJournalEntryTerms, getParentGenusTypeTerms, getRelationshipIdTerms, getRelationshipPeerIdTerms, getRelationshipTerms, getStateIdTerms, getStateTerms, getStatisticTerms, getSubjectIdTerms, getSubjectRelevancyTerms, getSubjectTerms

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidIdentifiableQueryInspector

getIdTerms

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidExtensibleQueryInspector

getRecordTypeTerms

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidQueryInspector

getAnyTerms, getKeywordTerms

Method Detail

getAnswerQueryInspectorRecord

AnswerQueryInspectorRecord getAnswerQueryInspectorRecord(Type questionRecordType)
                                                         throws OperationFailedException

Gets the record query inspector corresponding to the given Question record Type.

Parameters:

questionRecordType - a question record type

Returns:

the answer query inspector record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - questionRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(questionRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.