Complex classes like Answer often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use Answer, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
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12 | class Answer |
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13 | { |
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14 | public $questionId; |
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16 | // these are arrays |
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17 | public $answer; |
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18 | public $correct; |
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19 | public $comment; |
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20 | public $weighting; |
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21 | public $position; |
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22 | public $hotspot_coordinates; |
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23 | public $hotspot_type; |
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24 | public $destination; |
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25 | // these arrays are used to save temporarily new answers |
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26 | // then they are moved into the arrays above or deleted in the event of cancellation |
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27 | public $new_answer; |
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28 | public $new_correct; |
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29 | public $new_comment; |
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30 | public $new_weighting; |
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31 | public $new_position; |
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32 | public $new_hotspot_coordinates; |
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33 | public $new_hotspot_type; |
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34 | public $autoId; |
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35 | public $nbrAnswers; |
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36 | public $new_nbrAnswers; |
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37 | public $new_destination; // id of the next question if feedback option is set to Directfeedback |
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38 | public $course; //Course information |
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39 | public $iid; |
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40 | |||
41 | /** |
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42 | * constructor of the class |
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43 | * |
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44 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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45 | * @param int $questionId that answers belong to |
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46 | * @param int $course_id |
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47 | */ |
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48 | public function __construct($questionId, $course_id = null) |
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49 | { |
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50 | $this->questionId = intval($questionId); |
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51 | $this->answer = array(); |
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52 | $this->correct = array(); |
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53 | $this->comment = array(); |
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54 | $this->weighting = array(); |
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55 | $this->position = array(); |
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56 | $this->hotspot_coordinates = array(); |
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57 | $this->hotspot_type = array(); |
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58 | $this->destination = array(); |
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59 | // clears $new_* arrays |
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60 | $this->cancel(); |
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62 | if (!empty($course_id)) { |
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63 | $courseInfo = api_get_course_info_by_id($course_id); |
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64 | } else { |
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65 | $courseInfo = api_get_course_info(); |
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66 | } |
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67 | |||
68 | $this->course = $courseInfo; |
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69 | $this->course_id = $courseInfo['real_id']; |
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70 | |||
71 | // fills arrays |
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72 | $objExercise = new Exercise($this->course_id); |
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73 | $exerciseId = isset($_REQUEST['exerciseId']) ? $_REQUEST['exerciseId'] : null; |
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74 | $objExercise->read($exerciseId); |
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75 | if ($objExercise->random_answers == '1') { |
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76 | $this->readOrderedBy('rand()', '');// randomize answers |
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77 | } else { |
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78 | $this->read(); // natural order |
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79 | } |
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80 | } |
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81 | |||
82 | /** |
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83 | * Clears $new_* arrays |
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84 | * |
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85 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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86 | */ |
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87 | public function cancel() |
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100 | /** |
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101 | * Reads answer information from the database |
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102 | * |
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103 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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104 | */ |
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105 | public function read() |
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137 | /** |
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138 | * @param int $id |
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139 | * |
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140 | * @return array |
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141 | */ |
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142 | public function getAnswerByAutoId($id) |
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159 | /** |
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160 | * returns all answer ids from this question Id |
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161 | * |
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162 | * @author Yoselyn Castillo |
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163 | * @return array - $id (answer ids) |
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164 | */ |
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165 | public function selectAnswerId() |
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186 | /** |
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187 | * Reads answer information from the data base ordered by parameter |
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188 | * @param string Field we want to order by |
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189 | * @param string DESC or ASC |
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190 | * @author Frederic Vauthier |
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191 | */ |
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192 | public function readOrderedBy($field, $order='ASC') |
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273 | |||
274 | /** |
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275 | * returns the autoincrement id identificator |
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276 | * |
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277 | * @author Juan Carlos Ra�a |
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278 | * @return integer - answer num |
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279 | */ |
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280 | public function selectAutoId($id) |
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284 | |||
285 | /** |
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286 | * returns the number of answers in this question |
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287 | * |
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288 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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289 | * @return integer - number of answers |
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290 | */ |
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291 | public function selectNbrAnswers() |
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295 | |||
296 | /** |
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297 | * returns the question ID which the answers belong to |
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298 | * |
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299 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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300 | * @return integer - the question ID |
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301 | */ |
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302 | public function selectQuestionId() |
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306 | |||
307 | /** |
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308 | * returns the question ID of the destination question |
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309 | * |
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310 | * @author Julio Montoya |
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311 | * @return integer - the question ID |
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312 | */ |
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313 | public function selectDestination($id) |
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317 | |||
318 | /** |
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319 | * returns the answer title |
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320 | * |
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321 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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322 | * @param - integer $id - answer ID |
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323 | * @return string - answer title |
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324 | */ |
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325 | public function selectAnswer($id) |
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329 | |||
330 | /** |
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331 | * return array answer by id else return a bool |
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332 | */ |
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333 | public function selectAnswerByAutoId($auto_id) |
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350 | |||
351 | /** |
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352 | * returns the answer title from an answer's position |
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353 | * |
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354 | * @author Yannick Warnier |
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355 | * @param - integer $id - answer ID |
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356 | * @return bool - answer title |
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357 | */ |
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358 | public function selectAnswerIdByPosition($pos) |
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371 | /** |
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372 | * Returns a list of answers |
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373 | * @author Yannick Warnier <[email protected]> |
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374 | * @return array List of answers where each answer is an array |
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375 | * of (id, answer, comment, grade) and grade=weighting |
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376 | */ |
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377 | public function getAnswersList($decode = false) |
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405 | /** |
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406 | * Returns a list of grades |
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407 | * @author Yannick Warnier <[email protected]> |
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408 | * @return array List of grades where grade=weighting (?) |
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409 | */ |
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410 | public function getGradesList() |
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420 | |||
421 | /** |
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422 | * Returns the question type |
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423 | * @author Yannick Warnier <[email protected]> |
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424 | * @return integer The type of the question this answer is bound to |
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425 | */ |
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426 | public function getQuestionType() |
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441 | /** |
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442 | * tells if answer is correct or not |
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443 | * |
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444 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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445 | * @param - integer $id - answer ID |
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446 | * @return integer - 0 if bad answer, not 0 if good answer |
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447 | */ |
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448 | public function isCorrect($id) |
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452 | |||
453 | /** |
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454 | * returns answer comment |
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455 | * |
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456 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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457 | * @param - integer $id - answer ID |
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458 | * @return string - answer comment |
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459 | */ |
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460 | public function selectComment($id) |
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464 | |||
465 | /** |
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466 | * returns answer weighting |
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467 | * |
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468 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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469 | * @param - integer $id - answer ID |
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470 | * @return integer - answer weighting |
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471 | */ |
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472 | public function selectWeighting($id) |
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477 | /** |
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478 | * returns answer position |
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479 | * |
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480 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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481 | * @param - integer $id - answer ID |
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482 | * @return integer - answer position |
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483 | */ |
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484 | function selectPosition($id) |
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488 | |||
489 | /** |
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490 | * returns answer hotspot coordinates |
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491 | * |
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492 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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493 | * @param integer Answer ID |
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494 | * @return integer Answer position |
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495 | */ |
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496 | public function selectHotspotCoordinates($id) |
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500 | |||
501 | /** |
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502 | * returns answer hotspot type |
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503 | * |
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504 | * @author Toon Keppens |
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505 | * @param integer Answer ID |
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506 | * @return integer Answer position |
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507 | */ |
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508 | public function selectHotspotType($id) |
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512 | |||
513 | /** |
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514 | * Creates a new answer |
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515 | * |
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516 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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517 | * @param string $answer answer title |
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518 | * @param integer $correct 0 if bad answer, not 0 if good answer |
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519 | * @param string $comment answer comment |
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520 | * @param integer $weighting answer weighting |
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521 | * @param integer $position answer position |
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522 | * @param array $new_hotspot_coordinates Coordinates for hotspot exercises (optional) |
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523 | * @param integer $new_hotspot_type Type for hotspot exercises (optional) |
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524 | * @param string $destination |
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525 | */ |
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526 | public function createAnswer( |
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547 | |||
548 | /** |
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549 | * Updates an answer |
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550 | * |
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551 | * @author Toon Keppens |
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552 | * @param int $iid |
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553 | * @param string $answer |
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554 | * @param string $comment |
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555 | * @param string $correct |
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556 | * @param string $weighting |
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557 | * @param string $position |
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558 | * @param string $destination |
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559 | * @param string $hotspot_coordinates |
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560 | * @param string $hotspot_type |
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561 | */ |
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562 | public function updateAnswers( |
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588 | |||
589 | /** |
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590 | * Records answers into the data base |
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591 | * |
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592 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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593 | */ |
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594 | public function save() |
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725 | |||
726 | /** |
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727 | * Duplicates answers by copying them into another question |
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728 | * |
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729 | * @author Olivier Brouckaert |
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730 | * @param int question id |
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731 | * @param array destination course info (result of the function api_get_course_info() ) |
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732 | */ |
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733 | public function duplicate($newQuestionId, $course_info = null) |
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824 | /** |
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825 | * Get the necessary JavaScript for some answers |
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826 | * @return string |
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827 | */ |
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828 | public function getJs() |
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840 | } |
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