org.osid.learning

Interface ObjectiveBank

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, Federateable, Identifiable, OsidCatalog, OsidObject, Sourceable

public interface ObjectiveBank
extends OsidCatalog

an objective bank defines a collection of objectives.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ObjectiveBankRecord	getObjectiveBankRecord(Type objectiveBankRecordType) Gets the objective bank record corresponding to the given ObjectiveBank record Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObject

getDescription, getDisplayName, getGenusType, isOfGenusType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Sourceable

getBranding, getBrandingIds, getLicense, getProvider, getProviderId

Method Detail

getObjectiveBankRecord

ObjectiveBankRecord getObjectiveBankRecord(Type objectiveBankRecordType)
                                           throws OperationFailedException

Gets the objective bank record corresponding to the given ObjectiveBank record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The objectiveBankRecordType may be the Type returned in getRecordTypes() or any of its parents in a Type hierarchy where hasRecordType(objectiveBankRecordType) is true .

Parameters:

objectiveBankRecordType - an objective bank record type

Returns:

the objective bank record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - objectiveBankRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(objectiveBankRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.