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

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

- ## Uses of Search in com.sas.services.information.metadata

  Fields in com.sas.services.information.metadata declared as Search
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected Search`
  VirtualFolder.`_searchManager`
  Methods in com.sas.services.information.metadata that return Search
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Search`
  VirtualFolder.`getSearchManager()`
  `Search`
  VirtualFolderInterface.`getSearchManager()`
  Returns the search manager that is used to populate the contents of a virtual folder.
  Methods in com.sas.services.information.metadata with parameters of type Search
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  VirtualFolder.`setSearchManager(Search search)`

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

  Methods in com.sas.services.information.search that return Search
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static Search`
  SearchFactory.`createSearch(ServerInterface server)`
  `Search`
  SearchFolder.`getSearch()`
  Retrieve the Search object which drives the search for this SearchFolder.
  Methods in com.sas.services.information.search with parameters of type Search
  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 SearchFolder`
  SearchFactory.`createSearchFolder(String name, FolderInterface folder, Search search)`
  `static SearchUtility.ValidCriteriaResults`
  SearchUtility.`validateSearchCriteria(Search searchObj, ServerInterface server)`

- ## Uses of Search in com.sas.services.information.search.impl

  Methods in com.sas.services.information.search.impl that return Search
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Search`
  SearchFolderImpl.`getSearch()`
  Methods in com.sas.services.information.search.impl with parameters of type Search
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  SearchFolderImpl.`setSearch(Search search)`
  Set the search instance used for this search folder.