Package com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema

Class MatchingRuleDefinition

java.lang.Object

com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema.SchemaElement

com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema.MatchingRuleDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

@NotMutable
@ThreadSafety(level=COMPLETELY_THREADSAFE)
public final class MatchingRuleDefinition
extends SchemaElement

This class provides a data structure that describes an LDAP matching rule schema element.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MatchingRuleDefinition(java.lang.String s)	Creates a new matching rule from the provided string representation.
MatchingRuleDefinition(java.lang.String oid, java.lang.String[] names, java.lang.String description, boolean isObsolete, java.lang.String syntaxOID, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> extensions)	Creates a new matching rule with the provided information.
MatchingRuleDefinition(java.lang.String oid, java.lang.String name, java.lang.String description, java.lang.String syntaxOID, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> extensions)	Creates a new matching rule with the provided information.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)	Indicates whether the provided object is equal to this schema element.
java.lang.String	getDescription()	Retrieves the description for this matching rule, if available.
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]>	getExtensions()	Retrieves the set of extensions for this matching rule.
java.lang.String	getNameOrOID()	Retrieves the primary name that can be used to reference this matching rule.
java.lang.String[]	getNames()	Retrieves the set of names for this matching rule.
java.lang.String	getOID()	Retrieves the OID for this matching rule.
SchemaElementType	getSchemaElementType()	Retrieves the type of schema element that this object represents.
java.lang.String	getSyntaxOID()	Retrieves the OID of the syntax for this matching rule.
int	hashCode()	Retrieves a hash code for this schema element.
boolean	hasNameOrOID(java.lang.String s)	Indicates whether the provided string matches the OID or any of the names for this matching rule.
boolean	isObsolete()	Indicates whether this matching rule is declared obsolete.
java.lang.String	toString()	Retrieves a string representation of this matching rule definition, in the format described in RFC 4512 section 4.1.3.

Methods inherited from class com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema.SchemaElement

allowEmptyDescription, extensionsEqual, setAllowEmptyDescription

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MatchingRuleDefinition

public MatchingRuleDefinition(@NotNull
                              java.lang.String s)
                       throws LDAPException

Creates a new matching rule from the provided string representation.

Parameters:

s - The string representation of the matching rule to create, using the syntax described in RFC 4512 section 4.1.3. It must not be null.

Throws:

LDAPException - If the provided string cannot be decoded as a matching rule definition.

MatchingRuleDefinition

public MatchingRuleDefinition(@NotNull
                              java.lang.String oid,
                              @Nullable
                              java.lang.String name,
                              @Nullable
                              java.lang.String description,
                              @NotNull
                              java.lang.String syntaxOID,
                              @Nullable
                              java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> extensions)

Creates a new matching rule with the provided information.

Parameters:

oid - The OID for this matching rule. It must not be null.

name - The names for this matching rule. It may be null if the matching rule should only be referenced by OID.

description - The description for this matching rule. It may be null if there is no description.

syntaxOID - The syntax OID for this matching rule. It must not be null.

extensions - The set of extensions for this matching rule. It may be null or empty if there should not be any extensions.

MatchingRuleDefinition

public MatchingRuleDefinition(@NotNull
                              java.lang.String oid,
                              @Nullable
                              java.lang.String[] names,
                              @Nullable
                              java.lang.String description,
                              boolean isObsolete,
                              @NotNull
                              java.lang.String syntaxOID,
                              @Nullable
                              java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> extensions)

Creates a new matching rule with the provided information.

Parameters:

oid - The OID for this matching rule. It must not be null.

names - The set of names for this matching rule. It may be null or empty if the matching rule should only be referenced by OID.

description - The description for this matching rule. It may be null if there is no description.

isObsolete - Indicates whether this matching rule is declared obsolete.

syntaxOID - The syntax OID for this matching rule. It must not be null.

extensions - The set of extensions for this matching rule. It may be null or empty if there should not be any extensions.

Method Detail

getOID

@NotNull
public java.lang.String getOID()

Retrieves the OID for this matching rule.

Returns:

The OID for this matching rule.

getNames

@NotNull
public java.lang.String[] getNames()

Retrieves the set of names for this matching rule.

Returns:

The set of names for this matching rule, or an empty array if it does not have any names.

getNameOrOID

@NotNull
public java.lang.String getNameOrOID()

Retrieves the primary name that can be used to reference this matching rule. If one or more names are defined, then the first name will be used. Otherwise, the OID will be returned.

Returns:

The primary name that can be used to reference this matching rule.

hasNameOrOID

public boolean hasNameOrOID(@NotNull
                            java.lang.String s)

Indicates whether the provided string matches the OID or any of the names for this matching rule.

Parameters:

s - The string for which to make the determination. It must not be null.

Returns:

true if the provided string matches the OID or any of the names for this matching rule, or false if not.

getDescription

@Nullable
public java.lang.String getDescription()

Retrieves the description for this matching rule, if available.

Returns:

The description for this matching rule, or null if there is no description defined.

isObsolete

public boolean isObsolete()

Indicates whether this matching rule is declared obsolete.

Returns:

true if this matching rule is declared obsolete, or false if it is not.

getSyntaxOID

@NotNull
public java.lang.String getSyntaxOID()

Retrieves the OID of the syntax for this matching rule.

Returns:

The OID of the syntax for this matching rule.

getExtensions

@NotNull
public java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> getExtensions()

Retrieves the set of extensions for this matching rule. They will be mapped from the extension name (which should start with "X-") to the set of values for that extension.

Returns:

The set of extensions for this matching rule.

getSchemaElementType

@NotNull
public SchemaElementType getSchemaElementType()

Retrieves the type of schema element that this object represents.

Specified by:

getSchemaElementType in class SchemaElement

Returns:

The type of schema element that this object represents.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Retrieves a hash code for this schema element.

Specified by:

hashCode in class SchemaElement

Returns:

A hash code for this schema element.

equals

public boolean equals(@Nullable
                      java.lang.Object o)

Indicates whether the provided object is equal to this schema element.

Specified by:

equals in class SchemaElement

Parameters:

o - The object for which to make the determination.

Returns:

true if the provided object may be considered equal to this schema element, or false if not.

toString

@NotNull
public java.lang.String toString()

Retrieves a string representation of this matching rule definition, in the format described in RFC 4512 section 4.1.3.

Specified by:

toString in class SchemaElement

Returns:

A string representation of this matching rule definition.