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lexicon package
Version 3.1.0
Interfaceosid.lexicon.TextSearchSession
Implementsosid.lexicon.TextQuerySession
Used Byosid.lexicon.LexiconManager
osid.lexicon.LexiconProxyManager
Description

This session provides methods for searching among Texts. The search query is constructed using the TextQuery.

getTextsByQuery() is the basic search method and returns a list of Texts. A more advanced search may be performed with getTextsBySearch(). It accepts a TextSearch in addition to the query for the purpose of specifying additional options affecting the entire search, such as ordering. getTextsBySearch() returns a TextSearchResults that can be used to access the resulting TextList or be used to perform a search within the result set through TextSearch.

This session defines views that offer differing behaviors for searching.

  • federated press view: searches include texts in presses of which this press is an ancestor in the press hierarchy
  • isolated press view: searches are restricted to texts in this press

Texts may have a record indicated by their respective record types. The query record is accessed via the TextQuery.

MethodgetTextSearch
Description

Gets a text search.

Returnosid.lexicon.TextSearch the text search
Compliancemandatory This method must be implemented.
MethodgetTextSearchOrder
Description

Gets a text search order. The TextSearchOrder is supplied to a TextSearch to specify the ordering of results.

Returnosid.lexicon.TextSearchOrder the text search order
Compliancemandatory This method must be implemented.
MethodgetTextsBySearch
Description

Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.

Parametersosid.lexicon.TextQuerytextQuery the text query
osid.lexicon.TextSearchtextSearch the text search
Returnosid.lexicon.TextSearchResults the text search results
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENT textQuery or textSearch is null
OPERATION_FAILED unable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIED authorization failure
UNSUPPORTED textQuery or textSearch is not of this service
Compliancemandatory This method must be implemented.
MethodgetTextQueryFromInspector
Description

Gets a text query from an inspector. The inspector is available from a TextSearchResults.

Parametersosid.lexicon.TextQueryInspectortextQueryInspector a text query inspector
Returnosid.lexicon.TextQuery the text query
ErrorsNULL_ARGUMENT textQueryInspector is null
UNSUPPORTED textQueryInspector is not of this service
Compliancemandatory This method must be implemented.