| Interface | osid.forum.ForumSearch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Implements | osid.OsidSearch | ||
| Description | 
                 The search interface for governing forum searches.  | ||
| Method | searchAmongForums | ||
| Description | 
                     Execute this search among the given list of forums.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.id.IdList | forumIds | list of forums | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  forumIds  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | orderForumResults | ||
| Description | 
                     Specify an ordering to the search results.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.forum.ForumSearchOrder | forumsearchOrder | forum search order | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  forumsearchOrder  is  null   |                 |
| UNSUPPORTED |  forumsearchOrder  is not of this service  |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getForumSearchRecord | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the forum search record corresponding to the given 
                    forum search record   | ||
| Parameters | osid.type.Type | forumSearchRecordType | a forum search record type | 
| Return | osid.forum.records.ForumSearchRecord | the forum search record | |
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  forumSearchRecordType  is  null   |                 |
| OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  hasRecordType(forumSearchRecordType)  is  false   |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |