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Class Acme.Conf.Topic 

java.lang.Object
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   +----Acme.Conf.Topic
public abstract class Topic
extends Object
A conferencing topic.

Topics are contained in conferences, and contain responses. Each topic has a title, and flags saying whether it's retired or frozen.

This is an abstract class with separate implementations on the client and server sides, mirrored via RPC.

Fetch the software.
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See Also:
Conference, Response

Constructor Index

o Topic()

Method Index

o addResponse(Session, String, String)
Add a new response to the topic.
o freeze(Session)
Freeze this topic.
o getCreator()
The user who created this topic
o getDate()
The date this topic was created.
o getLastResponseNumber()
The last response number.
o getResponse(int)
Get a response by number.
o getTitle()
The topic's title.
o isFrozen()
Whether the topic is frozen.
o isRetired()
Whether the topic is retired.
o retire(Session)
Retire this topic.
o unfreeze(Session)
Unfreeze this topic.
o unretire(Session)
Unretire this topic.

Constructors

o Topic 
 public Topic()

Methods

o getDate 
 public abstract long getDate()
The date this topic was created.

o getCreator 
 public abstract User getCreator()
The user who created this topic

o getTitle 
 public abstract String getTitle()
The topic's title.

o getLastResponseNumber 
 public abstract int getLastResponseNumber()
The last response number. Response numbers always start at zero and there are no gaps.

o getResponse 
 public abstract Response getResponse(int n)
Get a response by number.

o isRetired 
 public abstract boolean isRetired()
Whether the topic is retired. Retired topics are generally not shown.

o isFrozen 
 public abstract boolean isFrozen()
Whether the topic is frozen. Frozen topics may not have new responses added.

o retire 
 public abstract void retire(Session session)
Retire this topic.

Only a host or the topic creator may do this.

o unretire 
 public abstract void unretire(Session session)
Unretire this topic.

Only a host or the topic creator may do this.

o freeze 
 public abstract void freeze(Session session)
Freeze this topic.

Only a host or the topic creator may do this.

o unfreeze 
 public abstract void unfreeze(Session session)
Unfreeze this topic.

Only a host or the topic creator may do this.

o addResponse 
 public abstract int addResponse(Session session,
                                 String pseud,
                                 String text)
Add a new response to the topic. If the pseud is null then the user's real name is used.

Note that there is no method for linking an existing response. Unlike topics, which can be in multiple conferences, responses can be in only one topic. 

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