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package org.richfaces.fragment.orderingList;

import org.richfaces.fragment.common.picker.ChoicePicker;

/**
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jstefek@redhat.com">Jiri Stefek</a>
 */
public interface OrderingList {

    /**
     * Selects the first option, which matches given text.
     *
     * @param visibleText text to match
     * @return object by which it is possible to interact with ordering functions
     * @throws RuntimeException when no such option found
     * @see PuttingSelectedItem
     */
    PuttingSelectedItem select(String visibleText);

    /**
     * Selects the choice at index.
     *
     * @param index index of the choice
     * @return object by which it is possible to interact with ordering functions
     * @throws RuntimeException when no such option found
     */
    PuttingSelectedItem select(Integer index);

    /**
     * Selects a choice from suggestions.
     *
     * @param picker for picking from the choices
     * @return object by which it is possible to interact with ordering functions
     * @throws RuntimeException when no such option found
     * @see ByIndexChoicePicker
     * @see ByVisibleTextChoicePicker
     */
    PuttingSelectedItem select(ChoicePicker picker);
}
