Package com.emc.documentum.rest.dfc

# Interface FormatManager

public interface FormatManager
The format manager.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Format`
  `getFormat(String name, AttributeView attributeView)`
  Retrieve a format object according to its name
  `boolean`
  `hasFormat(String name)`
  Check if format exists in a repository

- ## Method Details

  - ### hasFormat

    boolean hasFormat(String name) throws com.documentum.fc.common.DfException
    Check if format exists in a repository
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name to identify the format
    Returns:
      a boolean value indicating the format exists in the repository or not
    Throws:
      `com.documentum.fc.common.DfException` - when fails to retrieves the format

  - ### getFormat

    Format getFormat(String name, AttributeView attributeView) throws com.documentum.fc.common.DfException
    Retrieve a format object according to its name
    Parameters:
      `name` - the name to identify the format
      `attributeView` - the attribute view on the result
    Returns:
      an `Format` object
    Throws:
      `com.documentum.fc.common.DfException` - when fails to retrieve the format