Implemented new methods required for CATE in ITaxonDao and implementation, including...

[cdmlib.git] / cdmlib-persistence / src / main / java / eu / etaxonomy / cdm / persistence / dao / common / ICdmEntityDao.java

diff --git a/cdmlib-persistence/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/persistence/dao/common/ICdmEntityDao.java b/cdmlib-persistence/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/persistence/dao/common/ICdmEntityDao.java
index 54bd5e7689b719fed28e2d8614579449639ff25a..5dbe6471f1d86a81d68c3374f1904101e4c6ed36 100644 (file)
--- a/cdmlib-persistence/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/persistence/dao/common/ICdmEntityDao.java
+++ b/cdmlib-persistence/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/persistence/dao/common/ICdmEntityDao.java
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ public interface ICdmEntityDao<T extends CdmBase> {
         * @throws DataAccessException
         */
        public List<T> list(int limit, int start) throws DataAccessException;
+       
+       /**
+        * Returns a sublist of CdmBase instances of type <TYPE> stored in the database.
+        * A maximum of 'limit' objects are returned, starting at object with index 'start'.
+        * @param limit
+        * @param start
+        * @return
+        * @throws DataAccessException
+        */
+       public <TYPE extends T> List<TYPE> list(Class<TYPE> type, int limit, int start) throws DataAccessException;
 
        public List<T> rows(String tableName, int limit, int start) throws DataAccessException;
 
@@ -93,7 +103,13 @@ public interface ICdmEntityDao<T extends CdmBase> {
        
        public int count();
 
-       public int count(Class clazz);
+       /**
+        * Returns the number of objects of type <TYPE> - which must extend T
+        * @param <TYPE>
+        * @param clazz
+        * @return
+        */
+       public <TYPE extends T> int count(Class<TYPE> clazz);
 
        /**
         *