com.webobjects.jndiadaptor
Interface JNDIType

public interface JNDIType

The JNDIType class represents the external type of an EOAttribute.

Method Summary

BasicAttribute	createBasicAttribute(String id, Object internal) Creates an instance of BasicAttribute with the specified id and internal value.
Object	createInternalValue(Attribute attribute, String valueType) Creates an internal value with the specified instance of Attribute and value type.
ModificationItem	createModificationItem(String id, Object oldInternal, Object newInternal) Creates an instance of ModificationItem with the specified id, old external value, and new internal value.
String	filterExpression(Object internal) Creates a filter expression with the specified internal value.
String	javaValueClassName() Gets the Java value class name.
String	name() Gets the name.
String	objCValueClassName() Gets the Objective-C value class name.
String	objectIdentifier() Gets the object identifier.
String	valueType() Gets the value type.

Method Detail

createBasicAttribute

public BasicAttribute createBasicAttribute(String id,
                                           Object internal)

Creates an instance of BasicAttribute with the specified id and internal value.

Parameters:

id - - the column name

internal - - the value of a row

Returns:

instance of BasicAttribute

See Also:

BasicAttribute

createInternalValue

public Object createInternalValue(Attribute attribute,
                                  String valueType)

Creates an internal value with the specified instance of Attribute and value type.

Parameters:

attribute - - the instance of Attribute

valueType - - the value type

Returns:

value of a row

See Also:

Attribute, valueType()

createModificationItem

public ModificationItem createModificationItem(String id,
                                               Object oldInternal,
                                               Object newInternal)

Creates an instance of ModificationItem with the specified id, old external value, and new internal value.

Parameters:

id - - the column name

oldInternal - - the old value of a row

newInternal - - the new value of a row

Returns:

instance of ModificationItem

See Also:

ModificationItem

filterExpression

public String filterExpression(Object internal)

Creates a filter expression with the specified internal value. A filter expression is a string that represents the value of a row within an expression on the server, such as an LDAP search filter. For simple objects, the toString implementation will suffice. See RFC 2254 The String Representation of LDAP Search Filters.

Parameters:

internal - - the value of a row

Returns:

filter expression

See Also:

Object.toString()

javaValueClassName

public String javaValueClassName()

Gets the Java value class name. For example, "java.lang.String".

Returns:

the Java value class name

name

public String name()

Gets the name. The name is a human-readable string that uniquely identifies an attribute type, e.g., "Directory String". See RFC 2252 Attribute Syntax Definitions.

Returns:

the name

objCValueClassName

public String objCValueClassName()

Gets the Objective-C value class name. For example, "NSString".

Returns:

the Objective-C value class name

objectIdentifier

public String objectIdentifier()

Gets the object identifier. The object identifier is a numeric string that uniquely identifies an attribute type, e.g., "1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.15". See RFC 2252 Attribute Syntax Definitions.

Returns:

the object identifier

valueType

public String valueType()

Gets the value type. For example, "i" for Integer. The empty string indicates the absence of a value type.

Returns:

the value type