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25
26
27 package javax.naming.directory;
28
29 import java.util.Hashtable;
30 import java.util.Enumeration;
31
32 import javax.naming.NamingException;
33 import javax.naming.NamingEnumeration;
34
35 /**
36 * This interface represents a collection of attributes.
37 *<p>
38 * In a directory, named objects can have associated with them
39 * attributes. The Attributes interface represents a collection of attributes.
40 * For example, you can request from the directory the attributes
41 * associated with an object. Those attributes are returned in
42 * an object that implements the Attributes interface.
43 *<p>
44 * Attributes in an object that implements the Attributes interface are
45 * unordered. The object can have zero or more attributes.
46 * Attributes is either case-sensitive or case-insensitive (case-ignore).
47 * This property is determined at the time the Attributes object is
48 * created. (see BasicAttributes constructor for example).
49 * In a case-insensitive Attributes, the case of its attribute identifiers
50 * is ignored when searching for an attribute, or adding attributes.
51 * In a case-sensitive Attributes, the case is significant.
52 *<p>
53 * Note that updates to Attributes (such as adding or removing an attribute)
54 * do not affect the corresponding representation in the directory.
55 * Updates to the directory can only be effected
56 * using operations in the DirContext interface.
57 *
58 * @author Rosanna Lee
59 * @author Scott Seligman
60 *
61 * @see DirContext#getAttributes
62 * @see DirContext#modifyAttributes
63 * @see DirContext#bind
64 * @see DirContext#rebind
65 * @see DirContext#createSubcontext
66 * @see DirContext#search
67 * @see BasicAttributes
68 * @since 1.3
69 */
70
71 public interface Attributes extends Cloneable, java.io.Serializable {
72 /**
73 * Determines whether the attribute set ignores the case of
74 * attribute identifiers when retrieving or adding attributes.
75 * @return true if case is ignored; false otherwise.
76 */
77 boolean isCaseIgnored();
78
79 /**
80 * Retrieves the number of attributes in the attribute set.
81 *
82 * @return The nonnegative number of attributes in this attribute set.
83 */
84 int size();
85
86 /**
87 * Retrieves the attribute with the given attribute id from the
88 * attribute set.
89 *
90 * @param attrID The non-null id of the attribute to retrieve.
91 * If this attribute set ignores the character
92 * case of its attribute ids, the case of attrID
93 * is ignored.
94 * @return The attribute identified by attrID; null if not found.
95 * @see #put
96 * @see #remove
97 */
98 Attribute get(String attrID);
99
100 /**
101 * Retrieves an enumeration of the attributes in the attribute set.
102 * The effects of updates to this attribute set on this enumeration
103 * are undefined.
104 *
105 * @return A non-null enumeration of the attributes in this attribute set.
106 * Each element of the enumeration is of class <tt>Attribute</tt>.
107 * If attribute set has zero attributes, an empty enumeration
108 * is returned.
109 */
110 NamingEnumeration<? extends Attribute> getAll();
111
112 /**
113 * Retrieves an enumeration of the ids of the attributes in the
114 * attribute set.
115 * The effects of updates to this attribute set on this enumeration
116 * are undefined.
117 *
118 * @return A non-null enumeration of the attributes' ids in
119 * this attribute set. Each element of the enumeration is
120 * of class String.
121 * If attribute set has zero attributes, an empty enumeration
122 * is returned.
123 */
124 NamingEnumeration<String> getIDs();
125
126 /**
127 * Adds a new attribute to the attribute set.
128 *
129 * @param attrID non-null The id of the attribute to add.
130 * If the attribute set ignores the character
131 * case of its attribute ids, the case of attrID
132 * is ignored.
133 * @param val The possibly null value of the attribute to add.
134 * If null, the attribute does not have any values.
135 * @return The Attribute with attrID that was previous in this attribute set;
136 * null if no such attribute existed.
137 * @see #remove
138 */
139 Attribute put(String attrID, Object val);
140
141 /**
142 * Adds a new attribute to the attribute set.
143 *
144 * @param attr The non-null attribute to add.
145 * If the attribute set ignores the character
146 * case of its attribute ids, the case of
147 * attr's identifier is ignored.
148 * @return The Attribute with the same ID as attr that was previous
149 * in this attribute set;
150 * null if no such attribute existed.
151 * @see #remove
152 */
153 Attribute put(Attribute attr);
154
155 /**
156 * Removes the attribute with the attribute id 'attrID' from
157 * the attribute set. If the attribute does not exist, ignore.
158 *
159 * @param attrID The non-null id of the attribute to remove.
160 * If the attribute set ignores the character
161 * case of its attribute ids, the case of
162 * attrID is ignored.
163 * @return The Attribute with the same ID as attrID that was previous
164 * in the attribute set;
165 * null if no such attribute existed.
166 */
167 Attribute remove(String attrID);
168
169 /**
170 * Makes a copy of the attribute set.
171 * The new set contains the same attributes as the original set:
172 * the attributes are not themselves cloned.
173 * Changes to the copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
174 *
175 * @return A non-null copy of this attribute set.
176 */
177 Object clone();
178
179 /**
180 * Use serialVersionUID from JNDI 1.1.1 for interoperability
181 */
182 // static final long serialVersionUID = -7247874645443605347L;
183 }
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