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39  * This file creation date: 25/02/2004 - 19:27:19
40  * The JForum Project
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43 package net.jforum.dao;
44
45 import java.util.List JavaDoc;
46
47
48 /**
49  * @author Rafael Steil
50  * @version $Id: SearchDAO.java,v 1.4 2005/07/26 03:04:28 rafaelsteil Exp $
51  */
52 public interface SearchDAO
53 {
54     /**
55      * Searches for topics in the forum.
56      *
57      * @param sd <code>SearchData</code> object containing the search criterias.
58      * @return An <code>ArrayList</code> of <code>Topic</code> objects, which
59      * represent the found topics.
60      * @throws Exception
61      */
62     public List JavaDoc search(SearchData sd) throws Exception JavaDoc;
63     
64     /**
65      * Clean user search data or older searches
66      * @throws Exception
67      */
68     public void cleanSearch() throws Exception JavaDoc;
69 }
70
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