com.novell.admin.ns.nds
Class NDSObjectAttribute

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.novell.admin.ns.ObjectAttribute
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        +--com.novell.admin.ns.nds.NDSObjectAttribute

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.EventListener, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener, java.io.Serializable

public final class NDSObjectAttribute

extends ObjectAttribute

Attribute implementation specific to Novell Directory Services.

Inner classes inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.ObjectAttribute

ObjectAttribute.ModifyValue

Fields inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.ObjectAttribute

addedValues, attrDefinition, deletedValues, modifiedValues, values

Constructor Summary

NDSObjectAttribute(AttributeDefinition attrDef, ValueComponent[] comps)
Constructor that initializes its list of values.

NDSObjectAttribute(NDSAttributeDefinition def)
Constructor that does not initialize its list of values.

Method Summary

NDSAttributeDefinition

getNDSAttributeDefinition() Returns the attribute definition.

Methods inherited from class com.novell.admin.ns.ObjectAttribute

addComponent, addComponents, addPropertyChangeListener, clearAddedAttributeValues, clearDeletedAttributeValues, clearModifiedAttributeValues, clone, contains, getAddedComponents, getAttributeDefinition, getBeginingComponents, getComponentCount, getDeletedComponents, getModifiedComponents, getName, getValueComponents, notifyPropertyChangeListeners, propertyChange, removeAllComponents, removeComponent, removePropertyChangeListener, replaceComponent, resetBeginingAttributeValues, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NDSObjectAttribute

public NDSObjectAttribute(NDSAttributeDefinition def)

Constructor that does not initialize its list of values.

Do not use this constructor if this is a read-only attribute because the attribute value(s) will not be initialized.

Parameters:

attrDef - An object attribute definition.

NDSObjectAttribute

public NDSObjectAttribute(AttributeDefinition attrDef,
                          ValueComponent[] comps)
                   throws NamespaceException

Constructor that initializes its list of values.

This constructor may be used for attributes including read-only attributes. It ensures that only one value is added for single-valued attributes, as determined by the attribute's syntax. This method also ensures that sized values will only be added to the attribute if the values are within the limits.

Parameters:

attrDef - The attribute definition.

Throws:

NamespaceException - A condition occured which disallowed the add.

One of the following conditions.

NamespaceException.VALUE_NOT_WITHIN_BOUNDS

Method Detail

getNDSAttributeDefinition

public NDSAttributeDefinition getNDSAttributeDefinition()

Returns the attribute definition.

Returns:

The associated NDS attribute definition.