netscape.ldap.util
Class RDN

java.lang.Object
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public final class RDN

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Objects of this class represent the components of a distinguished name (DN). (In some situations, these components are referred to as relative distinguished names, or RDNs.) For example, the DN "uid=bjensen, ou=People, o=Airius.com" has three components: "uid=bjensen", "ou=People", and "o=Airius.com".

Each DN component consists of an attribute type and a value. For example, in "o=Airius.com", the attribute type is "o" and the value is "Airius.com".

You can use objects of this class to add components to an existing DN object.

See Also:

DN, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

RDN(java.lang.String rdn)
Constructs a new RDN object from the specified DN component.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(RDN rdn) Determines if the current DN component is equal to the specified DN component.
java.lang.String[]	explodeRDN(boolean noType) Returns the DN component as the first element in an array of strings.
java.lang.String	getType() Returns the attribute type of the DN component.
java.lang.String	getValue() Returns the value of the DN component.
static boolean	isRDN(java.lang.String rdn) Determines if the specified string is an distinguished name component.
java.lang.String	toString() Returns the string representation of the DN component.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RDN

public RDN(java.lang.String rdn)

Constructs a new RDN object from the specified DN component.

Parameters:

rdn - DN component

Method Detail

explodeRDN

public java.lang.String[] explodeRDN(boolean noType)

Returns the DN component as the first element in an array of strings.

Parameters:

noType - specify true to ignore the attribute type and equals sign (for example, "cn=") and return only the value

Returns:

an array of strings representing the DN component.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()

Returns the attribute type of the DN component.

Returns:

rdn the attribute type of the DN component.

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()

Returns the value of the DN component.

Returns:

rdn the value of the DN component.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns the string representation of the DN component.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

the string representation of the DN component.

isRDN

public static boolean isRDN(java.lang.String rdn)

Determines if the specified string is an distinguished name component.

Parameters:

dn - the string to check

Returns:

true if the string is a distinguished name component.

equals

public boolean equals(RDN rdn)

Determines if the current DN component is equal to the specified DN component.

Parameters:

rdn - the DN component to compare against the current DN component.

Returns:

true if the two DN components are equal.