IRenameClientDelegator (p4java 2024.1.2674354 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IOptionsServer, IServer, IStreamingServer

All Known Implementing Classes:

NtsServerImpl, OneShotServerImpl, RenameClientDelegator, RpcServer, Server
```
public interface IRenameClientDelegator
```
Interface to handle the RenameClient command.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`renameClient(java.lang.String oldClientName, java.lang.String newClientName)`	Completely renames a client, modifying all database records which mention the client.

- Method Detail
  - renameClient
```
java.lang.String renameClient(java.lang.String oldClientName,
                              java.lang.String newClientName)
                       throws P4JavaException
```
    Completely renames a client, modifying all database records which mention the client.
    This includes all workspaces, labels, branches, streams, etc. which are owned by the client, all pending, shelved, and committed changes created by the client, any files that the client has opened or shelved, any fixes that the client made to jobs, any properties that apply to the client, any groups that the client is in, and the client record itself.
    Protection table entries that apply to the client are updated only if the Name: field exactly matches the client name; if the Name: field contains wildcards, it is not modified.
    The full semantics of this operation are found in the main 'p4 help' documentation.
    This method requires 'super' access granted by 'p4 protect'.
    
    Parameters:
    
    oldClientName - the old client name to be changed.
    
    newClientName - the new client name to be changed to.
    
    Returns:
    
    non-null result message string from the reload operation.
    
    Throws:
    
    P4JavaException - if an error occurs processing this method and its parameters.
    
    Since:
    
    2014.1