IBaseClass

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAccount, IGroup, INamespace, INamespaceAuthenticationProvider, INamespaceAuthenticationProvider2, INamespaceAuthenticationProviderBase, INamespaceFolder, INamespaceTrustedSignonProvider, IRole, IUiClass
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public interface IBaseClass
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Defines the common interface for IBM Cognos objects.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`IBaseClass[]`	`getAncestors()` Returns information about the ancestors of this object.
`java.util.Locale[]`	`getAvailableNameLocales()` Returns all the locales for which a name for this object exists.
`boolean`	`getHasChildren()` Returns a flag indicating whether this object contains any other objects.
`java.lang.String`	`getName(java.util.Locale theLocale)` Returns the name of this object, in the language determined by the specified locale.
`java.lang.String`	`getObjectID()` Returns a unique identifier for this object within the namespace.

- Method Detail
  - getAncestors
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IBaseClass[] getAncestors()
```
    Returns information about the ancestors of this object. The parent of this object is the last element in the returned array, the grandparent is the second-to-last element, and so on. Returns null if there are no ancestors.
    
    Returns:
    
    An array of base class objects representing all the ancestors of this object up to, but not including, the namespace.
  - getHasChildren
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boolean getHasChildren()
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    Returns a flag indicating whether this object contains any other objects.
    
    Returns:
    
    A boolean indicating whether this object has children.
  - getName
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java.lang.String getName(java.util.Locale theLocale)
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    Returns the name of this object, in the language determined by the specified locale. Returns null if there is no name for this object for the locale specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    theLocale - The locale for the name of this object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the object, in the language determined by the specified locale.
  - getAvailableNameLocales
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java.util.Locale[] getAvailableNameLocales()
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    Returns all the locales for which a name for this object exists.
    
    Returns:
    
    An array containing the locales for which a name for this object exists.
  - getObjectID
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java.lang.String getObjectID()
```
    Returns a unique identifier for this object within the namespace. This identifier must not change throughout the lifetime of this security object.
    
    Returns:
    
    A unique identifier for this object.

getAncestors

getHasChildren

getName

getAvailableNameLocales

getObjectID