OSID - osid.course.program.CredentialSearchOrder Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.program.CredentialSearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder`
Used By	`osid.course.chronicle.CredentialEntrySearchOrder`
	`osid.course.program.CredentialSearchSession`
	`osid.course.program.CredentialSmartCourseCatalogSession`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderByLifetime
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by lifetime.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	a search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCredentialSearchOrderRecord
Description	Gets the credential search order record corresponding to the given credential record `Type`. Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`credentialRecordType`	a credential record type
Return	`osid.course.program.records.CredentialSearchOrderRecord`		the credential search order record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`credentialRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(credentialRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.