| Interface | osid.forum.ReplySearchOrder | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Implements | osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder | ||
osid.OsidContainableSearchOrder | |||
osid.OsidSubjugateableSearchOrder | |||
| Description | 
                 An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.  | ||
| Method | orderByTimestamp | ||
| Description | 
                     Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the timestamp.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.SearchOrderStyle | style | search order style | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  style  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | orderByPoster | ||
| Description | 
                     Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the poster.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.SearchOrderStyle | style | search order style | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  style  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | supportsPosterSearchOrder | ||
| Description | 
                     Tests if a poster resource search order interface is available.  | ||
| Return | boolean |  true  if a resource search order interface is available, 
 false  otherwise  | |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getPosterSearchOrder | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the resource search order interface.  | ||
| Return | osid.resource.ResourceSearchOrder | the resource search order interface | |
| Errors | UNIMPLEMENTED |  supportsPosterSearchOrder()  is  false   |                 |
| Compliance | optional | This method must be implemented if  supportsPosterSearchOrder() 
 is  true.   | |
| Method | orderByPostingAgent | ||
| Description | 
                     Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the posting agent.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.SearchOrderStyle | style | search order style | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  style  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | supportsPostingAgentSearchOrder | ||
| Description | 
                     Tests if a posting agent search order interface is available.  | ||
| Return | boolean |  true  if a agent search order interface is available,  
false  otherwise  | |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getPostingAgentSearchOrder | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the posting agent search order interface.  | ||
| Return | osid.authentication.AgentSearchOrder | the agent search order interface | |
| Errors | UNIMPLEMENTED |  supportsPostingAgentSearchOrder()  is  false   |                 |
| Compliance | optional | This method must be implemented if  supportsPostingAgentSearchOrder() 
 is  true.   | |
| Method | orderBySubjectLine | ||
| Description | 
                     Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the subject.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.SearchOrderStyle | style | search order style | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  style  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | orderByText | ||
| Description | 
                     Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the text.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.SearchOrderStyle | style | search order style | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  style  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getReplySearchOrderRecord | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the reply search order record corresponding to the 
                    given reply record   | ||
| Parameters | osid.type.Type | replyRecordType | a reply record type | 
| Return | osid.forum.records.ReplySearchOrderRecord | the reply search order record | |
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  replyRecordType  is  null   |                 |
| OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  hasRecordType(replyRecordType)  is  false   |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |