This session provides methods for searching Appointment objects. The search query is constructed using the AppointmentQuery. The appointment record Type also specifies the record for the appointment query.

getAppointmentsByQuery() is the basic search method and returns a list of Appointment elements. A more advanced search may be performed with getAppointmentsBySearch(). It accepts an AppointmentSearch in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. getAppointmentsBySearch() returns an AppointmentSearchResults that can be used to access the resulting AppointmentList or be used to perform a search within the result set through AppointmentSearch.

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

• federated realm view: searches include appointments in realms of which this realm is a ancestor in the realm hierarchy
• isolated realm view: searches are restricted to appointments in this realm

Appointments may have a query record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the AppointmentQuery. The returns in this session may not be cast directly to these interfaces.