| Interface | osid.configuration.ValueSearch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Implements | osid.OsidSearch | ||
| Description | 
                 The interface for governing value searches.  | ||
| Method | searchAmongValues | ||
| Description | 
                     Executes this search among a given list of values.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.id.IdList | valueIds | list of values | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  valueIds  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | orderValueResults | ||
| Description | 
                     Specify an ordering to the search results.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.configuration.ValueSearchOrder | valueSearchOrder | value search order | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  valueSearchOrder  is  null   |                 |
| UNSUPPORTED |  valueSearchOrder  is not of this service  |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getValueSearchRecord | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the value search record corresponding to the given 
                    value search record   | ||
| Parameters | osid.type.Type | valueSearchRecordType | a value search record type | 
| Return | osid.configuration.records.ValueSearchRecord | the value search record | |
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  valueSearchRecordType  is  null   |                 |
| OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  hasRecordType(valueSearchRecordType)  is  false   |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |