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Interfaceosid.recipe.ProcedureSearchSession
Implementsosid.recipe.ProcedureQuerySession
Used Byosid.recipe.RecipeManager
osid.recipe.RecipeProxyManager
Description

This session provides methods for searching Procedure objects. The search query is constructed using the ProcedureQuery . The procedure record Type also specifies the record for the procedure query.

getProceduresByQuery() is the basic search method and returns a list of Cookbook elements. A more advanced search may be performed with getProceduresBySearch() . It accepts a ProcedureSearch in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. getProceduresBySearch() returns a ProcedureSearchResults that can be used to access the resulting ProcedureList or be used to perform a search within the result set through ProcedureSearch .

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

MethodgetProcedureSearch
Description

Gets a procedure search.

Returnosid.recipe.ProcedureSearchthe procedure search
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetProcedureSearchOrder
Description

Gets a procedure search order. The ProcedureSearchOrder is supplied to a ProcedureSearch to specify the ordering of results.

Returnosid.recipe.ProcedureSearchOrderthe procedure search order interface
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetProceduresBySearch
Description

Gets the search results matching the given search.

Parametersosid.recipe.ProcedureQueryprocedureQuerythe procedure query
osid.recipe.ProcedureSearchprocedureSearchthe procedure search
Returnosid.recipe.ProcedureSearchResultsthe procedure search results
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENTprocedureQuery or procedureSearch is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
UNSUPPORTEDprocedureQuery or procedureSearch is not of this service
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetProcedureQueryFromInspector
Description

Gets a procedure query from an inspector. The inspector is available from a ProcedureSearchResults .

Parametersosid.recipe.ProcedureQueryInspectorprocedureQueryInspectora procedure query inspector
Returnosid.recipe.ProcedureQuerythe procedure query
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENTprocedureQueryInspector is null
UNSUPPORTEDprocedureQueryInspector is not of this service
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.