org.osid.assessment

Interface QuestionSearchOrder

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface QuestionSearchOrder
extends OsidObjectSearchOrder

An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
QuestionSearchOrderRecord	getQuestionSearchOrderRecord(Type questionRecordType) Gets the question search order record corresponding to the given question 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

getQuestionSearchOrderRecord

QuestionSearchOrderRecord getQuestionSearchOrderRecord(Type questionRecordType)
                                                       throws OperationFailedException

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

Parameters:

questionRecordType - a question record type

Returns:

the question search order record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - questionRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(questionRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.