com.samsung.multiscreen

## Class SearchProvider

- java.lang.Object
- - com.samsung.multiscreen.SearchProvider

- Direct Known Subclasses:
    BLESearchProvider, MDNSSearchProvider, MSFDSearchProvider

      public abstract class SearchProvider
      extends Object

  `SearchProvider` is the base search provider class. All search providers must extend from this class.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object obj)`
    `List<Service>` | `getServices()` The list of services found with this provider.
    `abstract void` | `start()` Start a search using this provider.
    `abstract boolean` | `stop()` Stop a search using this provider.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### start

          public abstract void start()

      Start a search using this provider.

    - #### stop

          public abstract boolean stop()

      Stop a search using this provider.
      Returns:
        true, if the stopping the search using this provider does not immediately return an error. false, otherwise.

    - #### getServices

          public List<Service> getServices()

      The list of services found with this provider.
      Returns:
        a list of services found using this search provider

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object obj)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`