com.ibm.di.connector.NT4UserMetaDataConnector
Class InfoUtil

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.di.connector.NT4UserMetaDataConnector.InfoUtil

public class InfoUtil
extends java.lang.Object

The InfoUtil class encapsulates common constants and static methods for processing User/Group data structures.

Field Summary

protected static int	MAX_SIGNED_DWORD querySchema signed integer attribute limits
protected static long	MAX_UNSIGNED_DWORD querySchema unsigned integer attribute limits
protected static java.lang.String	QSS_BOOLEAN querySchema attribute syntaxes - Boolean
protected static java.lang.String	QSS_BYTE_ARRAY querySchema attribute syntaxes - Byte array
protected static java.lang.String	QSS_DATE querySchema attribute syntaxes - Date
protected static java.lang.String	QSS_INTEGER querySchema attribute syntaxes - Integer
protected static java.lang.String	QSS_LONG querySchema attribute syntaxes - Long
protected static java.lang.String	QSS_STRING querySchema attribute syntaxes - String
protected static java.lang.String	QSS_VECTOR querySchema attribute syntaxes - Vector

Constructor Summary

InfoUtil()

Method Summary

protected static void	addSchemaEntry(java.util.Vector aSchema, java.lang.String aName, java.lang.String aSyntax, java.lang.Object aSize) Adds an entry describing an attribute's structure to the given vector.
protected static void	createAndAddEntryAttribute(Entry aEntry, java.lang.String aAttrName, java.lang.Object aAttrValue) Creates and adds attribute to the given Entry object.
protected static java.lang.Boolean	getBooleanEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry, java.lang.String aAttrName) Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a Boolean object.
protected static byte[]	getByteArrayEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry, java.lang.String aAttrName) Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a byte array object.
protected static java.util.Date	getDateEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry, java.lang.String aAttrName) Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a java.util.Date object.
protected static java.lang.Integer	getIntegerEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry, java.lang.String aAttrName) Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as an Integer object.
protected static java.lang.Long	getLongEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry, java.lang.String aAttrName) Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a Long object.
protected static java.lang.String	getStringEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry, java.lang.String aAttrName) Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a String object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

MAX_SIGNED_DWORD

protected static final int MAX_SIGNED_DWORD

querySchema signed integer attribute limits

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MAX_UNSIGNED_DWORD

protected static final long MAX_UNSIGNED_DWORD

querySchema unsigned integer attribute limits

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QSS_BOOLEAN

protected static final java.lang.String QSS_BOOLEAN

querySchema attribute syntaxes - Boolean

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QSS_BYTE_ARRAY

protected static final java.lang.String QSS_BYTE_ARRAY

querySchema attribute syntaxes - Byte array

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QSS_DATE

protected static final java.lang.String QSS_DATE

querySchema attribute syntaxes - Date

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QSS_INTEGER

protected static final java.lang.String QSS_INTEGER

querySchema attribute syntaxes - Integer

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QSS_LONG

protected static final java.lang.String QSS_LONG

querySchema attribute syntaxes - Long

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QSS_STRING

protected static final java.lang.String QSS_STRING

querySchema attribute syntaxes - String

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QSS_VECTOR

protected static final java.lang.String QSS_VECTOR

querySchema attribute syntaxes - Vector

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Constructor Detail

InfoUtil

public InfoUtil()

Method Detail

addSchemaEntry

protected static void addSchemaEntry(java.util.Vector aSchema,
                                     java.lang.String aName,
                                     java.lang.String aSyntax,
                                     java.lang.Object aSize)

Adds an entry describing an attribute's structure to the given vector.

Parameters:

aSchema - The vector representing the connector's entry schema. The new entry will be added to this vector.

aName - The name of the attribute.

aSyntax - The definition of the attribute.

aSize - The size of the attribute . If null it is not included in the schema.

createAndAddEntryAttribute

protected static void createAndAddEntryAttribute(Entry aEntry,
                                                 java.lang.String aAttrName,
                                                 java.lang.Object aAttrValue)

Creates and adds attribute to the given Entry object.

Parameters:

aEntry - The entry object to attach the new attribute to.

aAttrName - The name of the new attribute.

aAttrValue - The value of the new attribute.

getStringEntryAttributeValue

protected static java.lang.String getStringEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry,
                                                               java.lang.String aAttrName)

Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a String object.

Parameters:

aEntry - The Entry object which Attribute's value will be retrieved.

aAttrName - The name of the Entry's Attribute.

Returns:

The String value of the specified Entry's Attribute; "null" if the specified Attribute does not exist.

getIntegerEntryAttributeValue

protected static java.lang.Integer getIntegerEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry,
                                                                 java.lang.String aAttrName)

Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as an Integer object. This method performs conversion from Double,Long and String to Integer.

Parameters:

aEntry - The Entry object which Attribute's value will be retrieved.

aAttrName - The name of the Entry's Attribute.

Returns:

The Integer value of the specified Entry's Attribute; "null" if the specified Attribute does not exist.

getLongEntryAttributeValue

protected static java.lang.Long getLongEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry,
                                                           java.lang.String aAttrName)

Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a Long object. This method performs conversion from Double,Integer and String to Long.

Parameters:

aEntry - The Entry object which Attribute's value will be retrieved.

aAttrName - The name of the Entry's Attribute.

Returns:

The Long value of the specified Entry's Attribute; "null" if the specified Attribute does not exist.

getBooleanEntryAttributeValue

protected static java.lang.Boolean getBooleanEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry,
                                                                 java.lang.String aAttrName)

Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a Boolean object. This method performs conversion from String to Boolean.

Parameters:

aEntry - The Entry object which Attribute's value will be retrieved.

aAttrName - The name of the Entry's Attribute.

Returns:

The Boolean value of the specified Entry's Attribute; "null" if the specified Attribute does not exist.

getDateEntryAttributeValue

protected static java.util.Date getDateEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry,
                                                           java.lang.String aAttrName)

Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a java.util.Date object.

Parameters:

aEntry - The Entry object which Attribute's value will be retrieved.

aAttrName - The name of the Entry's Attribute.

Returns:

The java.util.Date value of the specified Entry's Attribute; "null" if the specified Attribute does not exist.

getByteArrayEntryAttributeValue

protected static byte[] getByteArrayEntryAttributeValue(Entry aEntry,
                                                        java.lang.String aAttrName)

Retrieves the specified Attribute's value as a byte array object.

Parameters:

aEntry - The Entry object which Attribute's value will be retrieved.

aAttrName - The name of the Entry's Attribute.

Returns:

The byte[] value of the specified Entry's Attribute; "null" if the specified Attribute does not exist.