# com.beasys.commerce.ebusiness.catalog
CatalogRequest Interface

public interface CatalogRequest

This interface is the common input record to catalog services that return catalog data. It contains everything required to resolve a catalog request to catalog content.

All Known Implementing Classes
  `CatalogRequestImpl`

## Field Summary

`public static final int` | `ADMINISTRATION` Authorization bit-field constant for administrator use of the catalog.
`public static final int` | `DEFAULT_USE` Authorization bit-field constant for end-user use of the catalog.

## Method Summary

`public int` | `getAuthorization`() Gets the authorization bit-field for this catalog request.
`public `String`` | `getLanguage`()
`public boolean` | `getShowAll`()
`public boolean` | `hasAuthorization`(int authorizationCode)
`public void` | `setLanguage`(`String` language) Sets the language associated with the catalog request or null if this request (or catalog) is language unaware.
`public void` | `setShowAll`(boolean showAll) Sets the visibility attribute for this catalog request.

## Field Detail

### ADMINISTRATION

    public static final int ADMINISTRATION

  Authorization bit-field constant for administrator use of the catalog.

### DEFAULT_USE

    public static final int DEFAULT_USE

  Authorization bit-field constant for end-user use of the catalog.

## Method Detail

### getAuthorization() Method

    public int getAuthorization()

Gets the authorization bit-field for this catalog request.

### getLanguage() Method

    public String getLanguage()

#### Returns

the language associated with the catalog request or null if this request (or catalog) is language unaware.

### getShowAll() Method

    public boolean getShowAll()

#### Returns

whether to retrieve all catalog items, irrespective of whether they have been marked as invisible.

### hasAuthorization(int) Method

    public boolean hasAuthorization(int authorizationCode)

#### Returns

true if the current catalog request has the required authorization: one of DEFAULT_USE or ADMINISTRATION.

### setLanguage(String) Method

    public void setLanguage(String language)

Sets the language associated with the catalog request or null if this request (or catalog) is language unaware.

#### Parameters

language
  the language attribute to use.

### setShowAll(boolean) Method

    public void setShowAll(boolean showAll)

Sets the visibility attribute for this catalog request. if the showAll attribute is true all items will be returned irrespective of item visiblity. By default end-user catalog requests have showAll set to false and administrator catalog requests have showAll set to true. return the showAll attribute