Package netscape.ldap.util

Class LDIFBaseContent

java.lang.Object

netscape.ldap.util.LDIFBaseContent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, LDIFContent

Direct Known Subclasses:

LDIFAddContent, LDIFAttributeContent, LDIFDeleteContent, LDIFModDNContent, LDIFModifyContent

public abstract class LDIFBaseContent
extends java.lang.Object
implements LDIFContent, java.io.Serializable

An object of this class represents the content of an LDIF record. This class implements the LDIFContent interface, but it is abstract and must be extended for the various record types.

See Also:

LDIFRecord.getContent(), Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface netscape.ldap.util.LDIFContent

ADD_CONTENT, ATTRIBUTE_CONTENT, DELETE_CONTENT, MODDN_CONTENT, MODIFICATION_CONTENT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
LDIFBaseContent()	Blank constructor for deserialization

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
LDAPControl[]	getControls()	Retrieves the list of controls specified in the content of the LDIF record, if any
protected java.lang.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 interface netscape.ldap.util.LDIFContent

getType, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LDIFBaseContent

public LDIFBaseContent()

Blank constructor for deserialization

Method Detail

getControls

public LDAPControl[] getControls()

Retrieves the list of controls specified in the content of the LDIF record, if any

Specified by:

getControls in interface LDIFContent

Returns:

an array of LDAPControl objects that represent any controls specified in the the LDIF record, or null if none were specified.

setControls

public void setControls(LDAPControl[] controls)

Sets the list of controls

Specified by:

setControls in interface LDIFContent

Parameters:

controls - an array of LDAPControl objects or null if none are to be specified

getControlString

protected java.lang.String getControlString()

Get the OIDs of all controls, if any, as a string

Returns:

the OIDs of all controls, if any, as a string, or an empty string if there are no controls.