Interface DirectorySearchOrder

All Superinterfaces:

DirectoryEntrySearchOrder, Extensible, OsidBrowsableSearchOrder, OsidCatalogSearchOrder, OsidExtensibleSearchOrder, OsidFederateableSearchOrder, OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder, OsidObjectSearchOrder, OsidSearchOrder, OsidSourceableSearchOrder, Suppliable

public interface DirectorySearchOrder
extends OsidCatalogSearchOrder, DirectoryEntrySearchOrder

An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
DirectorySearchOrderRecord	getDirectorySearchOrderRecord(Type directoryRecordType)	Gets the directory search order record corresponding to the given directory record Type.

Methods inherited from interface DirectoryEntrySearchOrder

getOwnerSearchOrder, orderByCreatedTime, orderByLastAccessTime, orderByModifiedTime, orderByName, orderByOwner, orderByPath, supportsOwnerSearchOrder

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AgentSearchOrder	getOwnerSearchOrder()	Gets an agent search order interface.
void	orderByCreatedTime(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the entry creation time.
void	orderByLastAccessTime(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the entry last access time.
void	orderByModifiedTime(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the entry modification time.
void	orderByName(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the entry name.
void	orderByOwner(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the entry owner.
void	orderByPath(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the entry path.
boolean	supportsOwnerSearchOrder()	Tests if an agent search order is available.

Methods inherited from interface Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRecordTypes()	Gets the record types available in this object.
boolean	hasRecordType(Type recordType)	Tests if this object supports the given record Type .

Methods inherited from interface OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder

orderById

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	orderById(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the Id .

Methods inherited from interface OsidObjectSearchOrder

orderByCreateTime, orderByCumulativeRating, orderByDescription, orderByDisplayName, orderByGenusType, orderByLastModifiedTime, orderByState, orderByStatistic

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	orderByCreateTime(SearchOrderStyle style)	Orders by the timestamp of the first journal entry.
void	orderByCumulativeRating(Id bookId, SearchOrderStyle style)	Orders by the cumulative rating in a given Book .
void	orderByDescription(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the description.
void	orderByDisplayName(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the display name.
void	orderByGenusType(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the genus type.
void	orderByLastModifiedTime(SearchOrderStyle style)	Orders by the timestamp of the last journal entry.
void	orderByState(Id processId, SearchOrderStyle style)	Orders by the state in a given Process .
void	orderByStatistic(Id meterId, SearchOrderStyle style)	Orders by a statistic for a given Meter .

Methods inherited from interface OsidSourceableSearchOrder

getProviderSearchOrder, orderByProvider, supportsProviderSearchOrder

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ResourceSearchOrder	getProviderSearchOrder()	Gets the search order interface for a provider.
void	orderByProvider(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the results by provider.
boolean	supportsProviderSearchOrder()	Tests if a ProviderSearchOrder interface is available.

Method Details

getDirectorySearchOrderRecord

DirectorySearchOrderRecord getDirectorySearchOrderRecord(Type directoryRecordType)
                                                  throws OperationFailedException

Gets the directory search order record corresponding to the given directory record Type. Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.

Parameters:

directoryRecordType - a directory record type

Returns:

the directory search order record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - directoryRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(directoryRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.