Interface PostBatchForm

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface PostBatchForm
extends PostForm

This is the form for creating and updating posts in bulk. Like all OsidForms, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the PostBatchAdminSession. 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
Id	getPostId()	Gets the Id of the post to be updated if this is an update transaction.

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 PostForm

clearPoster, clearSubjectLine, clearText, clearTimestamp, getPosterMetadata, getPostFormRecord, getSubjectLineMetadata, getTextMetadata, getTimestampMetadata, setPoster, setSubjectLine, setText, setTimestamp

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearPoster()	Clears the poster.
void	clearSubjectLine()	Clears the subject line.
void	clearText()	Clears the text.
void	clearTimestamp()	Clears the poster.
Metadata	getPosterMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the poster.
PostFormRecord	getPostFormRecord(Type postRecordType)	Gets the PostFormRecord corresponding to the given post record Type.
Metadata	getSubjectLineMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the subject line.
Metadata	getTextMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the text.
Metadata	getTimestampMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the timestamp.
void	setPoster(Id resourceId)	Sets the poster.
void	setSubjectLine(String subjectLine)	Sets the subject line.
void	setText(String text)	Sets the text.
void	setTimestamp(DateTime timestamp)	Sets the timestamp.

Method Details

getPostId

Id getPostId()

Gets the Id of the post to be updated if this is an update transaction.

Returns:

the post Id

Throws:

IllegalStateException - isForUpdate() is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.