org.osid.repository.batch

Interface CompositionBatchForm

All Superinterfaces:

CompositionForm, Extensible, Identifiable, OsidBrowsableForm, OsidContainableForm, OsidExtensibleForm, OsidForm, OsidIdentifiableForm, OsidObjectForm, OsidOperableForm, OsidSourceableForm, Suppliable

public interface CompositionBatchForm
extends CompositionForm

This is the form for creating and updating compositions in bulk. Like all OsidForm objects, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the CompositionBatchAdminSession. For each data element that may be set, metadata may be examined to provide display hints or data constraints.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clearParents() Removes the hierarchical parents.
Id	getCompositionId() Gets the Id of the composition to be updated if this is an update transaction.
Metadata	getParentsMetadata() Gets the metadata for setting the hierarchical parents of this composition.
void	setParents(Id[] parents) Sets the hierarchical parents.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.repository.CompositionForm

getCompositionFormRecord

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObjectForm

clearDescription, clearDisplayName, clearGenusType, getDescriptionMetadata, getDisplayNameMetadata, getGenusTypeMetadata, setDescription, setDisplayName, setGenusType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidExtensibleForm

getRequiredRecordTypes

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidForm

getDefaultLocale, getInvalidMetadata, getJournalCommentMetadata, getLocales, getValidationMessages, isForUpdate, isValid, setJournalComment, setLocale

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidContainableForm

clearSequestered, getSequesteredMetadata, setSequestered

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidOperableForm

clearDisabled, clearEnabled, getDisabledMetadata, getEnabledMetadata, setDisabled, setEnabled

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidSourceableForm

clearBranding, clearLicense, clearProvider, getBrandingMetadata, getLicenseMetadata, getProviderMetadata, setBranding, setLicense, setProvider

Method Detail

getCompositionId

Id getCompositionId()

Gets the Id of the composition to be updated if this is an update transaction.

Returns:

the composition Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getParentsMetadata

Metadata getParentsMetadata()

Gets the metadata for setting the hierarchical parents of this composition.

Returns:

metadata for the parents

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setParents

void setParents(Id[] parents)

Sets the hierarchical parents.

Parameters:

parents - the new parents

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - parents is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

NullArgumentException - parents is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearParents

void clearParents()

Removes the hierarchical parents.

Throws:

NoAccessException - Metadata.isRequired() is true or Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.