org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.filter
Class FilterEncoder

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.filter.FilterEncoder

public class FilterEncoder
extends Object

An encoder for LDAP filters.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Constructor Summary

FilterEncoder()

Method Summary

static String	encodeFilterValue(String value) Handles encoding of special characters in LDAP search filter assertion values using the <valueencoding> rule as described in RFC 4515.
static String	format(String filterTemplate, String[] values) Formats a filter and handles encoding of special characters in the value arguments using the <valueencoding> rule as described in RFC 4515.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FilterEncoder

public FilterEncoder()

Method Detail

format

public static String format(String filterTemplate,
                            String[] values)
                     throws IllegalArgumentException

Formats a filter and handles encoding of special characters in the value arguments using the <valueencoding> rule as described in RFC 4515.

Example of filter template format: (&(cn={0})(uid={1}))

Parameters:

filterTemplate - the filter with placeholders

values - the values to encode and substitute

Returns:

the formatted filter with escaped values

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the number of values does not match the number of placeholders in the template

encodeFilterValue

public static String encodeFilterValue(String value)

Handles encoding of special characters in LDAP search filter assertion values using the <valueencoding> rule as described in RFC 4515.

Parameters:

value - Right hand side of "attrId=value" assertion occurring in an LDAP search filter.

Returns:

Escaped version of value