public interface Qualifier extends OsidObject, Federateable
A Qualifier
represents an authenticatable identity. Like
all OSID objects, a Qualifier
is identified by its
Id
and any persisted references should use the Id.
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
QualifierRecord |
getQualifierRecord(Type qualifierRecordType)
Gets the qualifier record corresponding to the given
Qualifier
record Type. |
getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType
getId, isCurrent
getRecordTypes, hasRecordType
getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType
QualifierRecord getQualifierRecord(Type qualifierRecordType) throws OperationFailedException
Qualifier
record Type.
This method is used to retrieve an
object implementing the requested record. The
qualifierRecordType
may be the Type
returned in
getRecordTypes()
or any of its parents in a Type
hierarchy where hasRecordType(qualifierRecordType)
is true
.qualifierRecordType
- the type of the record to retrieveNullArgumentException
- qualifierRecordType
is null
OperationFailedException
- unable to complete requestUnsupportedException
-
hasRecordType(qualifierRecordType)
is false
mandatory
- This method must be implemented.