| Interface | osid.offering.ParticipantSearch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Implements | osid.OsidSearch | ||
| Description | 
                 The search interface for governing participant searches.  | ||
| Method | searchAmongParticipants | ||
| Description | 
                     Execute this search among the given list of participants.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.id.IdList | participantIds | list of participants | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  participantIds  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | orderParticipantResults | ||
| Description | 
                     Specify an ordering to the search results.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.offering.ParticipantSearchOrder | participantSearchOrder | participant search order | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  participantSearchOrder  is  null   |                 |
| UNSUPPORTED |  participantSearchOrder  is not of this service  |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getParticipantSearchRecord | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the record corresponding to the given participant 
                    search record   | ||
| Parameters | osid.type.Type | participantSearchRecordType | a participant search record type | 
| Return | osid.offering.records.ParticipantSearchRecord | the participant search record | |
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  participantSearchRecordType  is  null   |                 |
| OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  hasRecordType(participantSearchRecordType)  is  false 
  |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |