OSID - osid.type.Type Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.type.Type
Implements	`osid.OsidPrimitive`
Used By	`osid.Metadata`
	`osid.OsidObject`
	`osid.OsidSession`
	`osid.bidding.Auction`
	`osid.calendaring.DateTime`
	`osid.calendaring.Duration`
	`osid.calendaring.Time`
	`osid.checklist.Todo`
	`osid.configuration.Parameter`
	`osid.configuration.Value`
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`osid.dictionary.Entry`
`osid.dictionary.batch.EntryBatchForm`
`osid.dictionary.batch.EntryPeer`
`osid.financials.Currency`
`osid.installation.Version`
`osid.inventory.shipment.Entry`
`osid.lexicon.Idiom`
`osid.locale.CalendarConversionSession`
`osid.locale.CalendarFormattingSession`
`osid.locale.CalendarInfo`
`osid.locale.CalendarInfoSession`
`osid.locale.CoordinateConversionSession`
`osid.locale.CoordinateFormattingSession`
`osid.locale.CurrencyConversionSession`
`osid.locale.CurrencyFormattingSession`
`osid.locale.DisplayText`
`osid.locale.FormatConversionSession`
`osid.locale.Locale`
`osid.locale.NumericFormattingSession`
`osid.locale.SpatialUnitConversionSession`
`osid.locale.TimeInfo`
`osid.locale.TranslationAdminSession`
`osid.locale.TranslationSession`
`osid.logging.LogEntry`
`osid.mapping.Coordinate`
`osid.mapping.Heading`
`osid.personnel.Position`
`osid.proxy.Proxy`
`osid.recipe.Ingredient`
`osid.search.terms.ObjectTerm`
`osid.search.terms.StringTerm`
`osid.search.terms.TypeTerm`
`osid.tracking.Issue`
`osid.type.TypeAdminSession`
`osid.type.TypeList`
`osid.type.TypeLookupSession`
Description	The Type is a form of identifier that is primarily used to identify interface specifications. The `Type` differs from `Id` in that it offers display information and `Types` may be arranged in hierarchies to indicate an extended interface. Semantically, an `Id` identifies any OSID object while the `Type` identifies a specification. The components of the Type that make up its identification are: identifier: a unique key or guid namespace: the namespace of the identifier authority: the isuer of the identifier Persisting a type reference means to persist the above identification elements. In addition to these identifier components, A `Type` mai also provide some additional metadata such as a name, description and domain.
Method	getDisplayName
Description	Gets the full display name of this `Type`.
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`	the display name of this `Type`
Compliance	`mandatory`	This method must be implemented.
Method	getDisplayLabel
Description	Gets the shorter display label for this `Type`. Where a display name of a `Type` might be `"` Critical Logging Priority Type", the display label could be "critical".
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`	the display label for this `Type`
Compliance	`mandatory`	This method must be implemented.
Method	getDescription
Description	Gets a description of this `Type`.
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`	the description of this `Type`
Compliance	`mandatory`	This method must be implemented.
Method	getDomain
Description	Gets the domain. The domain can provide an information label about ths application space of this Type.
Return	`osid.locale.DisplayText`	the domain of this `Type`
Compliance	`mandatory`	This method must be implemented.
Method	getAuthority
Description	Gets the authority of this `Type`. The authority is a string used to ensure the uniqueness of this `Type` when using a non-federated identifier space. Generally, it is a domain name identifying the party responsible for this `Type`. This method is used to compare one `Type` to another.
Return	`string`	the authority of this `Type`
Compliance	`mandatory`	This method must be implemented.
Method	getIdentifierNamespace
Description	Gets the namespace of the identifier. This method is used to compare one `Type` to another.
Return	`string`	the authority of this `Type`
Compliance	`mandatory`	This method must be implemented.
Method	getIdentifier
Description	Gets the identifier of this `Type`.This method is used to compare one `Type` to another.
Return	`string`	the identifier of this `Type`
Compliance	`mandatory`	This method must be implemented.