org.osid.personnel

Interface PersonSearchResults

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, OsidResult, OsidSearchResults

public interface PersonSearchResults
extends OsidSearchResults

This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
PersonQueryInspector	getPersonQueryInspector() Gets the inspector for the query to examine the terms used in the search.
PersonList	getPersons() Gets the person list resulting from a search.
PersonSearchResultsRecord	getPersonSearchResultsRecord(Type personSearchRecordType) Gets the record corresponding to the given person search record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidSearchResults

getResultSize

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Method Detail

getPersons

PersonList getPersons()

Gets the person list resulting from a search.

Returns:

the person list

Throws:

IllegalStateException - the list has already been retrieved

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPersonQueryInspector

PersonQueryInspector getPersonQueryInspector()

Gets the inspector for the query to examine the terms used in the search.

Returns:

the query inspector

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPersonSearchResultsRecord

PersonSearchResultsRecord getPersonSearchResultsRecord(Type personSearchRecordType)
                                                       throws OperationFailedException

Gets the record corresponding to the given person search record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.

Parameters:

personSearchRecordType - a person search record type

Returns:

the person search results record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - personSearchRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(personSearchRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.