Interface IThingNameView

All Known Subinterfaces:
IArchived, IBizPolicyData, ICategory, IContainer, IContent, IDirServiceThing, IFolder, IForm, IForum, IGroup, IHandlerData, ILink, IMechanicsData, IMessage, IPortlet, IPrincipal, IRelation, IRole, ISchedule, IServiceThing, IStyle, ITemplate, IThing, IThingComponentData, IThingNameInfo, ITopic, ITopic, IUser, IWorkspace, IXType

public interface IThingNameView
Get name data. We store name/desc for each language. The first language a thing was assigned a name/desc in becomes the "default" language. getName() and getDescription() return the name/desc in the current language, or in the default language IThingNameInfo.getThingLang() if an entry in the current language is not found
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  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    gets description for default language
    Gets the name in the default language
  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName() throws MetaException
      Gets the name in the default language
      Returns:
      String
      Throws:
      MetaException - if thing doesn't exist or DB error
    • getDescription

      String getDescription() throws MetaException
      gets description for default language
      Returns:
      String
      Throws:
      MetaException - if thing doesn't exist or DB error