Interface BallotSearchOrder

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, OsidBrowsableSearchOrder, OsidExtensibleSearchOrder, OsidGovernatorSearchOrder, OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder, OsidObjectSearchOrder, OsidOperableSearchOrder, OsidSearchOrder, OsidSourceableSearchOrder, OsidTemporalSearchOrder, Suppliable

public interface BallotSearchOrder
extends OsidGovernatorSearchOrder, OsidTemporalSearchOrder

An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
BallotSearchOrderRecord	getBallotSearchOrderRecord(Type ballotRecordType)	Gets the ballot search order record corresponding to the given ballot record Type .
void	orderByRevote(SearchOrderStyle style)	Orders by the revote flag.

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 OsidOperableSearchOrder

orderByActive, orderByDisabled, orderByEnabled, orderByOperational

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	orderByActive(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the active status.
void	orderByDisabled(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the administratively disabled status.
void	orderByEnabled(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the administratively enabled status.
void	orderByOperational(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the results by the operational status.

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.

Methods inherited from interface OsidTemporalSearchOrder

orderByEffective, orderByEndDate, orderByStartDate

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	orderByEffective(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the effective status.
void	orderByEndDate(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the end date.
void	orderByStartDate(SearchOrderStyle style)	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the start date.

Method Details

orderByRevote

void orderByRevote(SearchOrderStyle style)

Orders by the revote flag.

Parameters:

style - search order style

Throws:

NullArgumentException - style is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBallotSearchOrderRecord

BallotSearchOrderRecord getBallotSearchOrderRecord(Type ballotRecordType)
                                            throws OperationFailedException

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

Parameters:

ballotRecordType - a ballot record type

Returns:

the ballot search order record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - ballotRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(ballotRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.