Interface ProfileEntryBatchForm

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, Identifiable, OsidBrowsableForm, OsidExtensibleForm, OsidForm, OsidIdentifiableForm, OsidObjectForm, ProfileEntryForm, Suppliable

public interface ProfileEntryBatchForm
extends ProfileEntryForm

This is the form for creating and updating profile entries in bulk. Like all OsidForms , various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the ProfileEntryBatchAdminSession . For each data element that may be set, metadata may be examined to provide display hints or data constraints.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Id	getAgentId()	Gets the Agent Id of the profile entry if this is a create transaction using an agent.
Id	getProfileEntryId()	Gets the Id of the profile entry to be updated if this is an update transaction.
Id	getProfileItemId()	Gets the work Id of the profile item if this is a create transaction.
Id	getResourceId()	Gets the Resource Id of the profile entry if this is a create transaction using a resource.
boolean	hasAgent()	Tests if the create request specified an agent.
boolean	hasResource()	Tests if the create request specified a resource.

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 Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Id	getId()	Gets the Id associated with this instance of this OSID object.
boolean	isCurrent()	Tests to see if the last method invoked retrieved up-to-date data.

Methods inherited from interface OsidExtensibleForm

getRequiredRecordTypes

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRequiredRecordTypes()	Gets the minimum required record types for successful submission of this OsidForm .

Methods inherited from interface OsidForm

getDefaultLocale, getInvalidMetadata, getJournalCommentMetadata, getLocales, getValidationMessages, isForUpdate, isValid, setJournalComment, setLocale

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Locale	getDefaultLocale()	Gets a default locale for the form.
Metadata[]	getInvalidMetadata()	Gets a list of metadata for the elements in this form which are not valid.
Metadata	getJournalCommentMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the comment corresponding to this form submission.
LocaleList	getLocales()	Gets the locales available for this form.
DisplayText[]	getValidationMessages()	Gets text messages corresponding to additional instructions to pass form validation.
boolean	isForUpdate()	Tests if this form is for an update operation.
boolean	isValid()	Tests if this form is in a valid state for submission.
void	setJournalComment(String comment)	Sets a comment.
void	setLocale(Type languageType, Type scriptType)	Specifies a language and script type for the form.

Methods inherited from interface OsidObjectForm

clearDescription, clearDisplayName, clearGenusType, getDescriptionMetadata, getDisplayNameMetadata, getGenusTypeMetadata, setDescription, setDisplayName, setGenusType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearDescription()	Clears the description.
void	clearDisplayName()	Clears the display name.
void	clearGenusType()	Clears the genus type.
Metadata	getDescriptionMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a description.
Metadata	getDisplayNameMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a display name.
Metadata	getGenusTypeMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a genus type.
void	setDescription(String description)	Sets a description.
void	setDisplayName(String displayName)	Sets a display name.
void	setGenusType(Type genusType)	Sets a genus.

Methods inherited from interface ProfileEntryForm

getProfileEntryFormRecord

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ProfileEntryFormRecord	getProfileEntryFormRecord(Type profileEntryRecordType)	Gets the ProfileEntryFormRecord corresponding to the given profile entry record Type .

Method Details

hasAgent

boolean hasAgent()

Tests if the create request specified an agent.

Returns:

true if an agent is available, false otherwise

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAgentId

Id getAgentId()

Gets the Agent Id of the profile entry if this is a create transaction using an agent.

Returns:

the resource Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is true or hasAgent() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

hasResource

boolean hasResource()

Tests if the create request specified a resource.

Returns:

true if a resource is available, false otherwise

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getResourceId

Id getResourceId()

Gets the Resource Id of the profile entry if this is a create transaction using a resource.

Returns:

the resource Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is true or hasResource() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getProfileItemId

Id getProfileItemId()

Gets the work Id of the profile item if this is a create transaction.

Returns:

the profile item Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getProfileEntryId

Id getProfileEntryId()

Gets the Id of the profile entry to be updated if this is an update transaction.

Returns:

the profile entry Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.