Class ModificationItem

java.lang.Object

javax.naming.directory.ModificationItem

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable

public class ModificationItem extends Object implements Serializable

This class represents a modification item. It consists of a modification code and an attribute on which to operate.

A ModificationItem instance is not synchronized against concurrent multithreaded access. Multiple threads trying to access and modify a single ModificationItem instance should lock the object.

Since:

1.3

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`ModificationItem(int mod_op, Attribute attr)`	Creates a new instance of ModificationItem.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Attribute`	`getAttribute()`	Retrieves the attribute associated with this modification item.
`int`	`getModificationOp()`	Retrieves the modification code of this modification item.
`String`	`toString()`	Generates the string representation of this modification item, which consists of the modification operation and its related attribute.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this object.
`final void`	`notify()`	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()`	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`wait()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

ModificationItem

public ModificationItem(int mod_op, Attribute attr)

Creates a new instance of ModificationItem.

Parameters:: mod_op - Modification to apply. It must be one of: DirContext.ADD_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REPLACE_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REMOVE_ATTRIBUTE; attr - The non-null attribute to use for modification.
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - If attr is null, or if mod_op is not one of the ones specified above.

Method Details

getModificationOp

public int getModificationOp()

Retrieves the modification code of this modification item.

Returns:: The modification code. It is one of: DirContext.ADD_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REPLACE_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REMOVE_ATTRIBUTE

getAttribute

public Attribute getAttribute()

Retrieves the attribute associated with this modification item.

Returns:: The non-null attribute to use for the modification.

toString

public String toString()

Generates the string representation of this modification item, which consists of the modification operation and its related attribute. The string representation is meant for debugging and not to be interpreted programmatically.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: The non-null string representation of this modification item.

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