# Uses of Interface
com.sas.services.information.search.SearchCriteriaModel

Packages that use SearchCriteriaModel
Package
Description
com.sas.services.information.search
The com.sas.services.information.search package performs and manages metadata searches for public objects.

- ## Uses of SearchCriteriaModel in com.sas.services.information.search

  Methods in com.sas.services.information.search that return SearchCriteriaModel
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static SearchCriteriaModel`
  SearchUtility.`createSearchCriteriaModel(Search searchObj)`
  Method to build this model using the information already stored in a Search object
  `static SearchCriteriaModel`
  SearchUtility.`createSearchCriteriaModel(ServerInterface server, String xmlCriteria)`
  Method to build this model using the information from a saved search folder.
  Methods in com.sas.services.information.search with parameters of type SearchCriteriaModel
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static String`
  SearchUtility.`getModelXML(SearchCriteriaModel scm)`
  Method to build an xml string from this model class in the form used when saving off a search folder in metadata.
  `static SearchUtility.ValidCriteriaResults`
  SearchUtility.`validateSearchCriteria(SearchCriteriaModel scm, ServerInterface server)`