Class LDIFAttributeContent

java.lang.Object

netscape.ldap.util.LDIFBaseContent

netscape.ldap.util.LDIFAttributeContent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, LDIFContent

public class LDIFAttributeContent
extends LDIFBaseContent

An object of this class represents the content of an LDIF record that specifies an entry and its attributes. This class implements the LDIFContent interface.

To get this object from an LDIFRecord object, use the getContent method and cast the return value as LDIFAttributeContent.

Version:

1.0

See Also:

• LDIFRecord.getContent()
• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface LDIFContent

ADD_CONTENT, ATTRIBUTE_CONTENT, DELETE_CONTENT, MODDN_CONTENT, MODIFICATION_CONTENT

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	ADD_CONTENT	The LDIF record specifies a new entry to be added.
static final int	ATTRIBUTE_CONTENT	The LDIF record specifies an entry and its attributes.
static final int	DELETE_CONTENT	The LDIF record specifies an entry to be deleted.
static final int	MODDN_CONTENT	The LDIF record specifies changes to the DN or RDN of an entry.
static final int	MODIFICATION_CONTENT	The LDIF record specifies modifications to an entry.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LDIFAttributeContent()	Constructs an empty LDIFAttributeContent object with no attributes specified.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	addElement(LDAPAttribute attr)	Adds an attribute to the content of the LDIF record.
LDAPAttribute[]	getAttributes()	Retrieves the list of the attributes specified in the content of the LDIF record.
int	getType()	Returns the content type.
String	toString()	Returns the string representation of the content of the LDIF record.

Methods inherited from class LDIFBaseContent

getControls, getControlString, setControls

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
LDAPControl[]	getControls()	Retrieves the list of controls specified in the content of the LDIF record, if any
protected String	getControlString()	Get the OIDs of all controls, if any, as a string
void	setControls(LDAPControl[] controls)	Sets the list of controls

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

LDIFAttributeContent

public LDIFAttributeContent()

Constructs an empty LDIFAttributeContent object with no attributes specified. You can use the addElement method to add attributes to this object.

See Also:

• addElement(LDAPAttribute)

Method Details

getType

public int getType()

Returns the content type. You can use this with the getContent method of the LDIFRecord object to determine the type of content specified in the record.

Returns:

the content type (which is LDIFContent.ATTRIBUTE_CONTENT).

See Also:

• LDIFRecord.getContent()

addElement

public void addElement(LDAPAttribute attr)

Adds an attribute to the content of the LDIF record.

Parameters:

attr - the attribute to add

getAttributes

public LDAPAttribute[] getAttributes()

Retrieves the list of the attributes specified in the content of the LDIF record.

Returns:

an array of LDAPAttribute objects that represent the attributes specified in the content of the LDIF record.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the string representation of the content of the LDIF record.

Specified by:

toString in interface LDIFContent

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

the string representation of the content of the LDIF record.