Package netscape.ldap.controls

Class LDAPPasswordExpiringControl

java.lang.Object

netscape.ldap.LDAPControl

netscape.ldap.controls.LDAPPasswordExpiringControl

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class LDAPPasswordExpiringControl
extends LDAPControl

Represents an LDAP v3 server control that may be returned if a password is about to expire, and password policy is enabled on the server. The OID for this control is 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.5.

See Also:

LDAPControl, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static java.lang.String	EXPIRING
protected java.lang.String	m_msg

Fields inherited from class netscape.ldap.LDAPControl

m_critical, m_value, MANAGEDSAIT, PWEXPIRED, PWEXPIRING

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LDAPPasswordExpiringControl(java.lang.String oid, boolean critical, byte[] value)	Contructs an LDAPPasswordExpiringControl object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
java.lang.String	getMessage()	Gets the value associated with this control parsed as a string.
int	getSecondsToExpiration()	Gets the number of seconds until the password expires returned by the server.
static java.lang.String	parseResponse(LDAPControl[] controls)	Deprecated. LDAPPasswordExpiringControl controls are now automatically instantiated.
static java.lang.String	parseResponse(LDAPControl[] controls, java.lang.String type)	Parses a response control sent by the server and retrieves a string.
java.lang.String	toString()	Return a string representation of the control for debugging

Methods inherited from class netscape.ldap.LDAPControl

clone, createControl, flattenBER, getID, getValue, isCritical, lookupControlClass, newInstance, register

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

EXPIRING

public static final java.lang.String EXPIRING

See Also:

Constant Field Values

m_msg

protected java.lang.String m_msg

Constructor Detail

LDAPPasswordExpiringControl

public LDAPPasswordExpiringControl(java.lang.String oid,
                                   boolean critical,
                                   byte[] value)
                            throws LDAPException

Contructs an LDAPPasswordExpiringControl object. This constructor is used by LDAPControl.register to instantiate password expiring controls.

To retrieve the number of seconds until this password expires, call getSecondsToExpiration.

Parameters:

oid - this parameter must be LDAPPasswordExpiringControl.EXPIRING or an LDAPException is thrown

critical - true if this control is critical

value - the value associated with this control

Throws:

LDAPException - If oid is not LDAPPasswordExpiringControl.EXPIRING.

See Also:

LDAPControl.register(java.lang.String, java.lang.Class)

Method Detail

getSecondsToExpiration

public int getSecondsToExpiration()

Gets the number of seconds until the password expires returned by the server.

Returns:

int the number of seconds until the password expires.

Throws:

java.lang.NumberFormatException - If the server returned an undecipherable message. In this case, use getMessage to retrieve the message as a string.

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Gets the value associated with this control parsed as a string.

Returns:

the value associated with this control parsed as a string.

parseResponse

public static java.lang.String parseResponse(LDAPControl[] controls)

Deprecated.

LDAPPasswordExpiringControl controls are now automatically instantiated.

Parameters:

controls - an array of LDAPControl objects, representing the controls returned by the server. after a search. To get these controls, use the getResponseControls method of the LDAPConnection class.

Returns:

an error message string, or null if none is in the control.

See Also:

LDAPConnection.getResponseControls()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Description copied from class: LDAPControl

Return a string representation of the control for debugging

Overrides:

toString in class LDAPControl

Returns:

a string representation of the control.

parseResponse

public static java.lang.String parseResponse(LDAPControl[] controls,
                                             java.lang.String type)

Parses a response control sent by the server and retrieves a string.

You can get the controls returned by the server by using the getResponseControls method of the LDAPConnection class.

Parameters:

controls - an array of LDAPControl objects, representing the controls returned by the server after a search. To get these controls, use the getResponseControls method of the LDAPConnection class.

type - the OID of the control to look for

Returns:

a message string, or null if the server did not return a string.

See Also:

LDAPConnection.getResponseControls()