Records

Osid Record

class dlkit.osid.records.OsidRecord

OsidRecord is a top-level interface for all record objects.

A record is an auxiliary interface that can be retrieved from an OSID object, query, form or search order that contains method definitions outside the core OSID specification. An OSID record interface specification is identified with a Type.

implements_record_type(record_type)

Tests if the given type is implemented by this record.

Other types than that directly indicated by get_type() may be supported through an inheritance scheme where the given type specifies a record that is a parent interface of the interface specified by getType().

Parameters:record_type (osid.type.Type) – a type Returns:true if the given record Type is implemented by this record, false otherwise Return type:boolean Raise:NullArgument – record_type is null

compliance: mandatory – This method must be implemented.