com.ibm.itim.remoteservices.provider
Class SearchCriteria

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.ibm.itim.remoteservices.provider.SearchCriteria

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class SearchCriteria

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Encapsulates search criteria used in performing a recon. The attributes of the search criteria are filter, base, and attributes to return.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SearchCriteria()
Creates an empty SearchCriteria object

SearchCriteria(java.lang.String filter, java.lang.String base, java.util.Collection searchAttributes)
Creates new SearchCriteria.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getBase() Accessor method for the search base.
java.lang.String	getFilter() Accessor method for the search filter.
java.util.Collection	getSearchAttributes() Gets the search attributes.
boolean	isEmpty() Determine if the search criteria is empty
void	setBase(java.lang.String base) Mutator method for the search base
void	setFilter(java.lang.String filter) Mutator method for the search filter
void	setSearchAttributes(java.util.Collection searchAttributes) Sets the search attributes.
java.lang.String	toString() Provides human readable description of the filter, base, and search criteria.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SearchCriteria

public SearchCriteria()

Creates an empty SearchCriteria object

SearchCriteria

public SearchCriteria(java.lang.String filter,
                      java.lang.String base,
                      java.util.Collection searchAttributes)

Creates new SearchCriteria. LDAP syntax is used for filter and base.

Parameters:

filter - A search filter, may be null

base - The base to start the search at, may be null

searchAttributes - Collection of Strings representing The list of names of attributes to return in the search

Method Detail

getSearchAttributes

public java.util.Collection getSearchAttributes()

Gets the search attributes. May be Null if not set.

Returns:

Collection of Strings representing The list of names of attributes to return in the search

setSearchAttributes

public void setSearchAttributes(java.util.Collection searchAttributes)

Sets the search attributes.

Parameters:

searchAttributes - Collection of Strings representing The list of names of attributes to return in the search

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()

Determine if the search criteria is empty

Returns:

True if there is no search filter, base, or searchAttributes

getFilter

public java.lang.String getFilter()

Accessor method for the search filter. May be Null if not set.

Returns:

The search filter

setFilter

public void setFilter(java.lang.String filter)

Mutator method for the search filter

Parameters:

filter - The search filter

getBase

public java.lang.String getBase()

Accessor method for the search base. May be Null if not set.

Returns:

the search base

setBase

public void setBase(java.lang.String base)

Mutator method for the search base

Parameters:

base - the search base

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Provides human readable description of the filter, base, and search criteria.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

The human readable description.