| Interface | osid.filing.DirectoryQuery | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Implements | osid.OsidCatalogQuery | ||
osid.filing.DirectoryEntryQuery | |||
| Description | 
                 This is the query for searching directories. Each method 
                match request produces an  An example to find directories whose name is "Library". 
                     
                     
                     DirectoryQuery query = session.getDirectoryQuery();
                     query.matchName("Library", wordStringMatchType, true);
                     
                     DirectoryList list = session.getDirectoriesByQuery(query);
                     
                                 
                     
                
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| Method | matchFileName | ||
| Description | 
                     Matches directories that contain the specified file name.  | ||
| Parameters | string | name | a file name | 
osid.type.Type | stringMatchType | the string match type | |
boolean | match |  true  for a positive match,  false  for a 
negative match  | |
| Errors | INVALID_ARGUMENT |  name  not of  stringMatchType   |                 |
| NULL_ARGUMENT |  name  or  stringMatchType  is  null 
  |                 ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  supportsStringMatchType(stringMatchType)  is  false 
  |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | clearFileNameTerms | ||
| Description | 
                     Clears all file name terms.  | ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | supportsFileQuery | ||
| Description | 
                     Tests if a   | ||
| Return | boolean |  true  if a file query is available,  false  
otherwise  | |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getFileQuery | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the query for a file contained within the directory.  | ||
| Parameters | boolean | match |  true  for a positive match,  false  for a 
negative match  | 
| Return | osid.filing.FileQuery | the directory query | |
| Errors | UNIMPLEMENTED |  supportsFileQuery()  is  false   |                 |
| Compliance | optional | This method must be implemented if  supportsFileQuery()  is 
 true.   | |
| Method | matchAnyFile | ||
| Description | 
                     Matches directories with any file.  | ||
| Parameters | boolean | match |  true  to match directories with any file,,  false 
 to match directories with no file.  | 
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | clearFileTerms | ||
| Description | 
                     Clears all file terms.  | ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getDirectoryQueryRecord | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the directory query record corresponding to the 
                    given   | ||
| Parameters | osid.type.Type | directoryRecordType | a directory record type | 
| Return | osid.filing.records.DirectoryQueryRecord | the directory query record | |
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  directoryRecordType  is  null   |                 |
| OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  hasRecordType(directoryRecordType)  is  false   |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |