Example usage for javax.naming.directory Attribute getAttributeDefinition

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for javax.naming.directory Attribute getAttributeDefinition.

Prototype

DirContext getAttributeDefinition() throws NamingException;

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Retrieves the attribute's schema definition.

Usage

From source file:Main.java

public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception {
    Hashtable<String, String> env = new Hashtable<String, String>();
    env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
    env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "yourURL");

    DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env);

    // Get an attribute of that type
    Attributes attrs = ctx.getAttributes("cn=YourName, ou=People", new String[] { "cn" });
    Attribute cnAttr = attrs.get("cn");

    // Get its attribute definition
    DirContext cnSchema = cnAttr.getAttributeDefinition();

    // Get cnSchema's attributes
    Attributes cnAttrs = cnSchema.getAttributes("");
}

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