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hold rules package
Version 3.0.0
Interfaceosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerSearchSession
Implementsosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerQuerySession
Used Byosid.hold.rules.HoldRulesManager
osid.hold.rules.HoldRulesProxyManager
Description

This session provides methods for searching among IssueConstrainers . The search query is constructed using the IssueConstrainerQuery .

getIssueConstrainersByQuery() is the basic search method and returns a list of IssueConstrainers . A more advanced search may be performed with getIssueConstrainersBySearch() . It accepts an IssueConstrainerSearch in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. getIssueConstrainersBySearch() returns an IssueConstrainerSearchResults that can be used to access the resulting IssueConstrainerList or be used to perform a search within the result set through IssueConstrainerSearch .

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

  • federated oubliette view: searches include issue constrainers in oubliettes of which this oubliette is an ancestor in the oubliette hierarchy
  • isolated oubliette view: searches are restricted to issue constrainers in this oubliette

Issue constrainers may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the IssueConstrainerQuery .

MethodgetIssueConstrainerSearch
Description

Gets an issue constrainer search.

Returnosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerSearchthe issue constrainer search
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetIssueConstrainerSearchOrder
Description

Gets an issue constrainer search order. The IssueConstrainerSearchOrder is supplied to an IssueConstrainerSearch to specify the ordering of results.

Returnosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerSearchOrderthe issue constrainer search order
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetIssueConstrainerBySearch
Description

Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.

Parametersosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerQueryissueConstrainerQuerythe issue constrainer query
osid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerSearchissueConstrainerSearchthe issue constrainer search
Returnosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerSearchResultsthe returned search results
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENTissueConstrainerQuery or issueConstrainerSearch is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
UNSUPPORTEDissueConstrainerQuery or issueConstrainerSearch is not of this service
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetIssueConstrainerQueryFromInspector
Description

Gets an issue constrainer query from an inspector. The inspector is available from an IssueConstrainerSearchResults .

Parametersosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerQueryInspectorissueConstrainerQueryInspectoran issue constrainer query inspector
Returnosid.hold.rules.IssueConstrainerQuerythe issue constrainer query
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENTissueConstrainerQueryInspector is null
UNSUPPORTEDissueConstrainerQueryInspector is not of this service
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.