org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.name
Class LdapDNSerializer

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.name.LdapDNSerializer

public class LdapDNSerializer
extends java.lang.Object

A helper class which serialize and deserialize a DN

Version:

$Rev$, $Date$

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Field Summary

protected static org.slf4j.Logger

LOG The LoggerFactory used by this class

Constructor Summary

LdapDNSerializer()

Method Summary

static LdapDN	deserialize(java.io.ObjectInput in) Deserialize a DN We read back the data to create a new LdapDN.
static void	serialize(LdapDN dn, java.io.ObjectOutput out) Serialize a DN We have to store a DN data efficiently.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

LOG

protected static final org.slf4j.Logger LOG

The LoggerFactory used by this class

Constructor Detail

LdapDNSerializer

public LdapDNSerializer()

Method Detail

serialize

public static void serialize(LdapDN dn,
                             java.io.ObjectOutput out)
                      throws java.io.IOException

Serialize a DN We have to store a DN data efficiently. Here is the structure :

upName

The User provided DN

normName

May be null if the normName is equivalent to the upName

rdns

The rdn's List.

for each rdn :

call the RDN write method

Parameters:

dn - The DN to serialize

out - the stream in which the DN will be serialized

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If we can't write in this stream

deserialize

public static LdapDN deserialize(java.io.ObjectInput in)
                          throws java.io.IOException

Deserialize a DN We read back the data to create a new LdapDN. The structure read is exposed in the serialize(LdapDN, ObjectOutput) method

Parameters:

in - The input stream from which the DN is read

Returns:

a deserialized DN

Throws:

java.io.IOException - If the stream can't be read