Index: lams_central/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/Grouping.as
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+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.*;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.*;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.common.util.*;
+
+/**
+* Grouping data class. Groupings are craeted by grouping activities.  They contain data about how to group the users.
+*
+* @author      DC
+* @version     0.1
+* @comments    
+*/
+class org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.Grouping {
+	
+	public static var RANDOM_GROUPING:Number = 1;
+	public static var CHOSEN_GROUPING:Number = 2;
+	
+	private var _groupingID:Number;
+	private var _groupingUIID:Number;
+	private var _groupingTypeID:Number;
+	private var _numberOfGroups:Number;
+	private var _maxNumberOfGroups:Number;
+	private var _learnersPerGroups:Number;
+	
+	
+	function Grouping(uiid){
+		_groupingUIID = uiid;
+		Debugger.log('Created a new Grouping:'+_groupingUIID,Debugger.GEN,'Constructor','Grouping');
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Populates the class using a DTO.  All fields are overwritten, even if they dont exist in the DTO
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @param   dto 
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function populateFromDTO(dto:Object){
+			_groupingID = dto.groupingID;
+			_groupingUIID = dto.groupingUIID;
+			_groupingTypeID= dto.groupingTypeID;
+			_numberOfGroups = dto.numberOfGroups;
+			_maxNumberOfGroups = dto.maxNumberOfGroups;
+			_learnersPerGroups = dto.learnersPerGroups;
+
+	}
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returnd a DatTransferObject with all the fields.  If a field is null it is excluded
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function toData():Object{
+		var dto:Object = new Object();
+		if(_groupingID){		dto.groupingID = _groupingID;				}
+		if(_groupingUIID){		dto.groupingUIID = _groupingUIID;			}
+		if(_groupingTypeID){	dto.groupingTypeID = _groupingTypeID;		}
+		if(_numberOfGroups){	dto.numberOfGroups = _numberOfGroups;		}
+		if(_maxNumberOfGroups){	dto.maxNumberOfGroups = _maxNumberOfGroups;	}
+		if(_learnersPerGroups){	dto.learnersPerGroups = _learnersPerGroups;	}
+		return dto;
+	}
+/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @param   newgroupingID 
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function set groupingID (newgroupingID:Number):Void {
+		_groupingID = newgroupingID;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function get groupingID ():Number {
+		return _groupingID;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @param   newgroupingUIID 
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function set groupingUIID (newgroupingUIID:Number):Void {
+		_groupingUIID = newgroupingUIID;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function get groupingUIID ():Number {
+		return _groupingUIID;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @param   newgroupingTypeID 
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function set groupingTypeID (newgroupingTypeID:Number):Void {
+		_groupingTypeID = newgroupingTypeID;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function get groupingTypeID ():Number {
+		return _groupingTypeID;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @param   newnumberOfGroups 
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function set numberOfGroups (newnumberOfGroups:Number):Void {
+		_numberOfGroups = newnumberOfGroups;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function get numberOfGroups ():Number {
+		return _numberOfGroups;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @param   newmaxNumberOfGroups 
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function set maxNumberOfGroups (newmaxNumberOfGroups:Number):Void {
+		_maxNumberOfGroups = newmaxNumberOfGroups;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function get maxNumberOfGroups ():Number {
+		return _maxNumberOfGroups;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @param   newlearnersPerGroups 
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function set learnersPerGroups (newlearnersPerGroups:Number):Void {
+		_learnersPerGroups = newlearnersPerGroups;
+	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @usage   
+	 * @return  
+	 */
+	public function get learnersPerGroups ():Number {
+		return _learnersPerGroups;
+	}
+
+
+
+
+	
+}
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