Interface SearchResults

All Superinterfaces:

Browsable, Extensible, OsidResult, OsidSearchResults

public interface SearchResults
extends OsidSearchResults

This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
QueryInspector	getQueryInspector()	Gets the inspector for the query to examine the terms used in the search.
SearchResultsRecord	getSearchResultsRecord(Type searchRecordType)	Gets the search results record corresponding to the given search record Type.

Methods inherited from interface Browsable

getProperties, getPropertiesByRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
PropertyList	getProperties()	Gets a list of properties.
PropertyList	getPropertiesByRecordType(Type recordType)	Gets a list of properties corresponding to the specified record type.

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 OsidSearchResults

getResultSize

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
long	getResultSize()	Returns the size of a result set from a search query.

Method Details

getQueryInspector

QueryInspector getQueryInspector()

Gets the inspector for the query to examine the terms used in the search.

Returns:

the query inspector

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getSearchResultsRecord

SearchResultsRecord getSearchResultsRecord(Type searchRecordType)
                                    throws OperationFailedException,
PermissionDeniedException

Gets the search results record corresponding to the given search record Type. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record.

Parameters:

searchRecordType - a search record type

Returns:

the search results record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - searchRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure occurred

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(searchRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.