Interface AssetContentForm

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

AssetContentBatchForm

public interface AssetContentForm
extends OsidObjectForm, OsidSubjugateableForm

This is the form for creating and updating content for AssetContent . Like all OsidForm objects, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the AssetAdminSession . 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
void	clearData()	Removes the content data.
void	clearURL()	Removes the url.
Metadata	getAccessibilityTypeMetadata()	Gets the metadata for an accessibility type.
AssetContentFormRecord	getAssetContentFormRecord(Type assetContentRecordType)	Gets the AssetContentFormRecord corresponding to the given asset content record Type .
Metadata	getDataMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the content data.
Metadata	getURLMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the url.
void	setData(DataInputStream data)	Sets the content data.
void	setURL(String url)	Sets the url.

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.

Method Details

getAccessibilityTypeMetadata

Metadata getAccessibilityTypeMetadata()

Gets the metadata for an accessibility type.

Returns:

metadata for the accessibility types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getDataMetadata

Metadata getDataMetadata()

Gets the metadata for the content data.

Returns:

metadata for the content data

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setData

void setData(DataInputStream data)

Sets the content data.

Parameters:

data - the content data

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - data is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

NullArgumentException - data is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearData

void clearData()

Removes the content data.

Throws:

NoAccessException - Metadata.isRequired() is true or Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getURLMetadata

Metadata getURLMetadata()

Gets the metadata for the url.

Returns:

metadata for the url

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setURL

void setURL(String url)

Sets the url.

Parameters:

url - the new copyright

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - url is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

NullArgumentException - url is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearURL

void clearURL()

Removes the url.

Throws:

NoAccessException - Metadata.isRequired() is true or Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getAssetContentFormRecord

AssetContentFormRecord getAssetContentFormRecord(Type assetContentRecordType)
                                          throws OperationFailedException

Gets the AssetContentFormRecord corresponding to the given asset content record Type .

Parameters:

assetContentRecordType - an asset content record type

Returns:

the asset content form record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - assetContentRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(assetContentRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.