Interface PositionSearchResults

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, OsidResult, OsidSearchResults

public interface PositionSearchResults
extends OsidSearchResults

This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PositionQueryInspector	getPositionQueryInspector()	Gets the inspector for the query to examine the terms used in the search.
PositionList	getPositions()	Gets the position list resulting from a search.
PositionSearchResultsRecord	getPositionSearchResultsRecord(Type positionSearchRecordType)	Gets the record corresponding to the given position search record Type .

Methods inherited from interface Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PropertyList	getProperties()	Gets a list of properties.
PropertyList	getPropertiesByRecordType(Type recordType)	Gets a list of properties corresponding to the specified record type.

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 OsidSearchResults

getResultSize

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
long	getResultSize()	Returns the size of a result set from a search query.

Method Details

getPositions

PositionList getPositions()

Gets the position list resulting from a search.

Returns:

the position list

Throws:

IllegalStateException - the list has already been retrieved

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPositionQueryInspector

PositionQueryInspector getPositionQueryInspector()

Gets the inspector for the query to examine the terms used in the search.

Returns:

the query inspector

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getPositionSearchResultsRecord

PositionSearchResultsRecord getPositionSearchResultsRecord(Type positionSearchRecordType)
                                                    throws OperationFailedException

Gets the record corresponding to the given position search record Type . This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.

Parameters:

positionSearchRecordType - a position search record type

Returns:

the position search results record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - positionSearchRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(positionSearchRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.