Interface CandidateForm

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

CandidateBatchForm

public interface CandidateForm
extends OsidRelationshipForm

This is the form for creating and updating Candidates. Like all OsidForm objects, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the CandidateAdminSession. 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	clearResource()	Clears the resource.
CandidateFormRecord	getCandidateFormRecord(Type candidateRecordType)	Gets the CandidateFormRecord corresponding to the given Candidate record Type.
Metadata	getResourceMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the associated resource.
void	setResource(Id resourceId)	Sets the resource.

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

getResourceMetadata

Metadata getResourceMetadata()

Gets the metadata for the associated resource.

Returns:

metadata for the resource

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setResource

void setResource(Id resourceId)

Sets the resource.

Parameters:

resourceId - the resource Id

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - resourceId is invalid

NullArgumentException - resourceId is null

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearResource

void clearResource()

Clears the resource.

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCandidateFormRecord

CandidateFormRecord getCandidateFormRecord(Type candidateRecordType)
                                    throws OperationFailedException

Gets the CandidateFormRecord corresponding to the given Candidate record Type.

Parameters:

candidateRecordType - the candidate record type

Returns:

the candidate form record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - candidateRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(candidateRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.