org.osid.sequencing

Interface AntimatroidSearchOrder

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, OsidBrowsableSearchOrder, OsidCatalogSearchOrder, OsidExtensibleSearchOrder, OsidFederateableSearchOrder, OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder, OsidObjectSearchOrder, OsidSearchOrder, OsidSourceableSearchOrder, Suppliable

public interface AntimatroidSearchOrder
extends OsidCatalogSearchOrder

An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AntimatroidSearchOrderRecord	getAntimatroidSearchOrderRecord(Type antimatroidRecordType) Gets the antimatroid search order record corresponding to the given antimatroid Type.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder

orderByCreateTime, orderByCumulativeRating, orderByDescription, orderByDisplayName, orderByGenusType, orderByLastModifiedTime, orderByState, orderByStatistic

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidIdentifiableSearchOrder

orderById

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidSourceableSearchOrder

getProviderSearchOrder, orderByProvider, supportsProviderSearchOrder

Method Detail

getAntimatroidSearchOrderRecord

AntimatroidSearchOrderRecord getAntimatroidSearchOrderRecord(Type antimatroidRecordType)
                                                             throws OperationFailedException

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

Parameters:

antimatroidRecordType - an antimatroid record type

Returns:

the antimatroid search order record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - antimatroidRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(antimatroidRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.