Package netscape.ldap
Class LDAPModification
java.lang.Object
netscape.ldap.LDAPModification
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Serializable
Specifies changes to be made to the values of an attribute. The change is
specified in terms of the following aspects:
- the type of modification (add, replace, or delete the value of an attribute)
- the type of value being modified (string or binary)
- the name of the attribute being modified
- the actual value
After you specify a change to an attribute, you can execute the change
by calling the LDAPConnection.modify
method and specifying
the DN of the entry that you want to modify.
- Version:
- 1.0
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Field Summary
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Constructor Summary
ConstructorsConstructorDescriptionLDAPModification
(int op, LDAPAttribute attr) Specifies a modification to be made to an attribute. -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionReturns the attribute (possibly with values) to be modified.Retrieves the BER (Basic Encoding Rules) representation of the current modification.int
getOp()
Returns the type of modification specified by this object.toString()
Retrieves the string representation of the current modification.
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Field Details
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ADD
public static final int ADDSpecifies that a value should be added to an attribute.- See Also:
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DELETE
public static final int DELETESpecifies that a value should be removed from an attribute.- See Also:
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REPLACE
public static final int REPLACESpecifies that a value should replace the existing value in an attribute.- See Also:
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Constructor Details
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LDAPModification
Specifies a modification to be made to an attribute.- Parameters:
op
- the type of modification to make. This can be one of the following:LDAPModification.ADD
(the value should be added to the attribute)LDAPModification.DELETE
(the value should be removed from the attribute)LDAPModification.REPLACE
(the value should replace the existing value of the attribute)
attr
- the attribute (possibly with values) to modify- See Also:
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Method Details
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getOp
public int getOp()Returns the type of modification specified by this object.- Returns:
- one of the following types of modifications:
LDAPModification.ADD
(the value should be added to the attribute)LDAPModification.DELETE
(the value should be removed from the attribute)LDAPModification.REPLACE
(the value should replace the existing value of the attribute)
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getAttribute
Returns the attribute (possibly with values) to be modified.- Returns:
- the attribute to be modified.
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getBERElement
Retrieves the BER (Basic Encoding Rules) representation of the current modification.- Returns:
- BER representation of the modification.
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toString
Retrieves the string representation of the current modification. For example:LDAPModification: REPLACE, LDAPAttribute {type='mail', values='babs@ace.com'} LDAPModification: ADD, LDAPAttribute {type='description', values='This entry was modified with the modattrs program'}
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