Interface ResponseForm

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

ResponseBatchForm

public interface ResponseForm
extends OsidRelationshipForm

This is the form for creating and updating responses. Like all OsidForms, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the ResponseAdminSession. 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
void	clearAffirmative()	Removes the affirmative flag.
Metadata	getAffirmativeMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the affirmative flag.
ResponseFormRecord	getResponseFormRecord(Type responseRecordType)	Gets the ResponseFormRecord corresponding to the given response record Type.
void	setAffirmative(boolean affirmative)	Sets the affirmative 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 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

getAffirmativeMetadata

Metadata getAffirmativeMetadata()

Gets the metadata for the affirmative flag.

Returns:

metadata for the affirmative flag

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setAffirmative

void setAffirmative(boolean affirmative)

Sets the affirmative flag.

Parameters:

affirmative - true is a posiitve response, false if a negative response

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - affirmative is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearAffirmative

void clearAffirmative()

Removes the affirmative flag.

Throws:

NoAccessException - Metadata.isRequired() is true or Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getResponseFormRecord

ResponseFormRecord getResponseFormRecord(Type responseRecordType)
                                  throws OperationFailedException

Gets the ResponseFormRecord corresponding to the given response record Type.

Parameters:

responseRecordType - a response record type

Returns:

the response form record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - responseRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(responseRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.