JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

javax.naming.ldap
Class BasicControl

java.lang.Object
  extended by javax.naming.ldap.BasicControl
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Control
Direct Known Subclasses:
ManageReferralControl, PagedResultsControl, PagedResultsResponseControl, SortControl, SortResponseControl

public class BasicControl
extends Object
implements Control

This class provides a basic implementation of the Control interface. It represents an LDAPv3 Control as defined in RFC 2251.

Since:
1.5
See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
protected  boolean criticality
          The control's criticality.
protected  String id
          The control's object identifier string.
protected  byte[] value
          The control's ASN.1 BER encoded value.
 
Fields inherited from interface javax.naming.ldap.Control
CRITICAL, NONCRITICAL
 
Constructor Summary
BasicControl(String id)
          Constructs a non-critical control.
BasicControl(String id, boolean criticality, byte[] value)
          Constructs a control using the supplied arguments.
 
Method Summary
 byte[] getEncodedValue()
          Retrieves the control's ASN.1 BER encoded value.
 String getID()
          Retrieves the control's object identifier string.
 boolean isCritical()
          Determines the control's criticality.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

id

protected String id
The control's object identifier string.


criticality

protected boolean criticality
The control's criticality.


value

protected byte[] value
The control's ASN.1 BER encoded value.

Constructor Detail

BasicControl

public BasicControl(String id)
Constructs a non-critical control.

Parameters:
id - The control's object identifier string.

BasicControl

public BasicControl(String id,
                    boolean criticality,
                    byte[] value)
Constructs a control using the supplied arguments.

Parameters:
id - The control's object identifier string.
criticality - The control's criticality.
value - The control's ASN.1 BER encoded value. It is not cloned - any changes to value will affect the contents of the control. It may be null.
Method Detail

getID

public String getID()
Retrieves the control's object identifier string.

Specified by:
getID in interface Control
Returns:
The non-null object identifier string.

isCritical

public boolean isCritical()
Determines the control's criticality.

Specified by:
isCritical in interface Control
Returns:
true if the control is critical; false otherwise.

getEncodedValue

public byte[] getEncodedValue()
Retrieves the control's ASN.1 BER encoded value. The result includes the BER tag and length for the control's value but does not include the control's object identifier and criticality setting.

Specified by:
getEncodedValue in interface Control
Returns:
A possibly null byte array representing the control's ASN.1 BER encoded value. It is not cloned - any changes to the returned value will affect the contents of the control.

JavaTM 2 Platform
Standard Ed. 5.0

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