org.ldaptive.beans
Interface AttributeValueMutator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAttributeValueMutator, AbstractClassDescriptor.SimpleAttributeValueMutator, FieldAttributeValueMutator, MethodAttributeValueMutator, SpelAttributeValueMutator

public interface AttributeValueMutator

Interface for mutating an attribute value on an arbitrary object.

Version:

$Revision: 2887 $ $Date: 2014-02-26 12:23:53 -0500 (Wed, 26 Feb 2014) $

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

Collection<byte[]>	getBinaryValues(Object object) Returns the binary values of the attribute.
String	getName() Returns the name of the attribute.
org.ldaptive.SortBehavior	getSortBehavior() Returns the sort behavior of the attribute.
Collection<String>	getStringValues(Object object) Returns the string values of the attribute.
boolean	isBinary() Returns whether the attribute is binary.
void	setBinaryValues(Object object, Collection<byte[]> values) Sets the binary values of the attribute.
void	setStringValues(Object object, Collection<String> values) Sets the string values of the attribute.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the attribute.

Returns:

attribute name

isBinary

boolean isBinary()

Returns whether the attribute is binary.

Returns:

whether the attribute is binary

getSortBehavior

org.ldaptive.SortBehavior getSortBehavior()

Returns the sort behavior of the attribute.

Returns:

sort behavior of the attribute

getStringValues

Collection<String> getStringValues(Object object)

Returns the string values of the attribute.

Parameters:

object - containing attribute values

Returns:

attribute values

getBinaryValues

Collection<byte[]> getBinaryValues(Object object)

Returns the binary values of the attribute.

Parameters:

object - containing attribute values

Returns:

attribute values

setStringValues

void setStringValues(Object object,
                     Collection<String> values)

Sets the string values of the attribute.

Parameters:

object - to set values on

values - to set

setBinaryValues

void setBinaryValues(Object object,
                     Collection<byte[]> values)

Sets the binary values of the attribute.

Parameters:

object - to set values on

values - to set