Question (Flowable Work 3.8.0)

All Known Subinterfaces:: QuestionEntity

All Known Implementing Classes:: QuestionEntityImpl

public interface Question

The DTO for a single question as part of a Questionnaire.

Author:: Filip Hrisafov, Micha Kiener

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.List<Answer>`	`getAnswers()`	Returns a list of possible answers for this question in the exact order they should be rendered.
`java.lang.String`	`getContent()`	The optional content of the question.
`java.lang.String`	`getId()`	Returns the unique id of this question.
`java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>`	`getParameters()`	The parameters that were used when answering the question.
`Answer`	`getSelectedAnswer()`	Optionally returns the selected answer, if this question was answered already.
`java.lang.String`	`getType()`	Returns the type (typically an enumeration) of the question.

Method Details
- getId
  
  java.lang.String getId()
  
  Returns the unique id of this question.
  
  Returns:
  
  the id of the question
- getType
  
  java.lang.String getType()
  
  Returns the type (typically an enumeration) of the question.
  
  Returns:
  
  the type of this question
- getContent
  
  java.lang.String getContent()
  
  The optional content of the question.
  
  Returns:
  
  the optional content of the question object, might be null
- getParameters
  
  java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getParameters()
  
  The parameters that were used when answering the question.
  
  Returns:
  
  the optional parameters for the question, might be empty or even null
- getAnswers
  
  java.util.List<Answer> getAnswers()
  
  Returns a list of possible answers for this question in the exact order they should be rendered.
  
  Returns:
  
  the list of possible answers
- getSelectedAnswer
  
  Answer getSelectedAnswer()
  
  Optionally returns the selected answer, if this question was answered already.
  
  Returns:
  
  the selected answer, if this question was answered, null otherwise