Package org.dspace.content.service

Interface EntityTypeService

All Superinterfaces:

DSpaceCRUDService<EntityType>

All Known Implementing Classes:

EntityTypeServiceImpl

public interface EntityTypeService
extends DSpaceCRUDService<EntityType>

This Service is used to access the data for EntityTypes through the DAO objects

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
EntityType	create(Context context, String entityTypeString)	This method creates an EntityType object in the database with the given entityTypeString as it's label
List<EntityType>	findAll(Context context)	Retrieves all the EntityType objects currently in the system
List<EntityType>	findAll(Context context, Integer limit, Integer offset)	Retrieves all the EntityType objects currently in the system
EntityType	findByEntityType(Context context, String entityType)	Retrieves the EntityType that has the entityType String parameter as label

Methods inherited from interface org.dspace.service.DSpaceCRUDService

create, delete, find, update, update

Method Detail

findByEntityType

EntityType findByEntityType(Context context,
                            String entityType)
                     throws SQLException

Retrieves the EntityType that has the entityType String parameter as label

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

entityType - The String label that has to match

Returns:

The EntityType that has a String

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

findAll

List<EntityType> findAll(Context context)
                  throws SQLException

Retrieves all the EntityType objects currently in the system

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

Returns:

A list of all EntityType objects

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

findAll

List<EntityType> findAll(Context context,
                         Integer limit,
                         Integer offset)
                  throws SQLException

Retrieves all the EntityType objects currently in the system

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

limit - paging limit

offset - paging offset

Returns:

A list of all EntityType objects

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

create

EntityType create(Context context,
                  String entityTypeString)
           throws SQLException,
                  AuthorizeException

This method creates an EntityType object in the database with the given entityTypeString as it's label

Parameters:

context - The relevant DSpace context

entityTypeString - The label for the newly created EntityType

Returns:

The newly created EntityType

Throws:

SQLException - If something goes wrong

AuthorizeException - If something geos wrong with authorizations