com.webmethods.portal.service.meta2.thing

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

See Also:

IThing, IThingNameInfo

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDescription() gets description for default language
String	getName() Gets the name in the default language

Method Detail

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