Interface VoteForm

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, Identifiable, OsidBrowsableForm, OsidExtensibleForm, OsidForm, OsidIdentifiableForm, OsidObjectForm, OsidRelationshipForm, OsidTemporalForm, Suppliable

All Known Subinterfaces:

VoteBatchForm

public interface VoteForm
extends OsidRelationshipForm

This is the form for creating and updating Votes .

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearVotes()	Clears the votes.
VoteFormRecord	getVoteFormRecord(Type voteRecordType)	Gets the VoteFormRecord record corresponding to the given vote Type .
Metadata	getVotesMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the number of votes.
void	setVotes(long votes)	Sets the votes.

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 OsidRelationshipForm

clearEndReason, getEndReasonMetadata, setEndReason

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearEndReason()	Removes the end reason.
Metadata	getEndReasonMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the end reason.
void	setEndReason(Id stateId)	Sets the end reason.

Methods inherited from interface OsidTemporalForm

clearEndDate, clearStartDate, getEndDateMetadata, getStartDateMetadata, setEndDate, setStartDate

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearEndDate()	Clears the end date.
void	clearStartDate()	Clears the start date.
Metadata	getEndDateMetadata()	Gets the metadata for an end date.
Metadata	getStartDateMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a start date.
void	setEndDate(DateTime date)	Sets the end date.
void	setStartDate(DateTime date)	Sets the start date.

Method Details

getVotesMetadata

Metadata getVotesMetadata()

Gets the metadata for the number of votes.

Returns:

metadata for the votes

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setVotes

void setVotes(long votes)

Sets the votes.

Parameters:

votes - the votes

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - votes is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearVotes

void clearVotes()

Clears the votes.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getVoteFormRecord

VoteFormRecord getVoteFormRecord(Type voteRecordType)
                          throws OperationFailedException

Gets the VoteFormRecord record corresponding to the given vote Type .

Parameters:

voteRecordType - the vote record type

Returns:

the vote form record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - voteRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(voteRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.