| Interface | osid.profile.ProfileSearch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Implements | osid.OsidSearch | ||
| Description | 
                 The interface for governing profile searches.  | ||
| Method | searchAmongProfiles | ||
| Description | 
                     Execute this search among the given list of profiles.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.id.IdList | profileIds | list of profiles | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  profileIds  is  null   |                 |
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | orderProfileResults | ||
| Description | 
                     Specify an ordering to the search results.  | ||
| Parameters | osid.profile.ProfileSearchOrder | profileSearchOrder | profile search order | 
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  profileSearchOrder  is  null   |                 |
| UNSUPPORTED |  profileSearchOrder  is not of this service  |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |
| Method | getProfileSearchRecord | ||
| Description | 
                     Gets the profile search record corresponding to the 
                    given profile search record   | ||
| Parameters | osid.type.Type | profileSearchRecordType | a profile search record type | 
| Return | osid.profile.records.ProfileSearchRecord | the profile search record | |
| Errors | NULL_ARGUMENT |  profileSearchRecordType  is  null   |                 |
| OPERATION_FAILED | unable to complete request | ||
| UNSUPPORTED |  hasRecordType(profileSearchRecordType)  is  false 
  |                 ||
| Compliance | mandatory | This method must be implemented. | |