netscape.ldap.util

Class LDIFModifyContent

Implemented Interfaces:
LDIFContent, java.io.Serializable

public class LDIFModifyContent
extends LDIFBaseContent

An object of this class represents the content of an LDIF record that specifies modifications to an entry. This class implements the LDIFContent interface.

To get this object from an LDIFRecord object, use the getContent method and cast the return value as LDIFModifyContent.

Version:
1.0
See Also:
LDIFRecord.getContent(), Serialized Form

Fields inherited from interface netscape.ldap.util.LDIFContent

ADD_CONTENT, ATTRIBUTE_CONTENT, DELETE_CONTENT, MODDN_CONTENT, MODIFICATION_CONTENT

Constructor Summary

LDIFModifyContent()
Constructs an empty LDIFModifyContent object.

Method Summary

void
addElement(LDAPModification mod)
Specifies an additional modification that should be made to the entry.
LDAPModification[]
getModifications()
Retrieves the list of the modifications specified in the content of the LDIF record.
int
getType()
Returns the content type.
String
toString()
Returns the string representation of the content of the LDIF record.

Methods inherited from class netscape.ldap.util.LDIFBaseContent

getControlString, getControls, setControls

Constructor Details

LDIFModifyContent

public LDIFModifyContent()
Constructs an empty LDIFModifyContent object. To specify the modifications to be made to the entry, use the addElement method.

Method Details

addElement

public void addElement(LDAPModification mod)
Specifies an additional modification that should be made to the entry.
Parameters:
mod - LDAPModification object representing the change to make to the entry

getModifications

public LDAPModification[] getModifications()
Retrieves the list of the modifications specified in the content of the LDIF record.
Returns:
an array of LDAPModification objects that represent the modifications specified in the content of the LDIF record.

getType

public int getType()
Returns the content type. You can use this with the getContent method of the LDIFRecord object to determine the type of content specified in the record.
Specified by:
getType in interface LDIFContent
Returns:
the content type (which is LDIFContent.MODIFICATION_CONTENT).

toString

public String toString()
Returns the string representation of the content of the LDIF record.
Specified by:
toString in interface LDIFContent
Returns:
the string representation of the content of the LDIF record.