Netscape Directory Server Programmer's Guide: Function Reference

Complete Contents
Getting Started
Chapter 1 Understanding Server Plug-Ins
Chapter 2 Writing and Compiling Plug-Ins
Chapter 3 Calling the Front-End API Functions
Chapter 4 Quick Start
Chapter 5 Writing Database Plug-Ins
Chapter 6 Writing Pre/Post-Operation Plug-Ins
Chapter 7 Defining Functions for LDAP Operations
Chapter 8 Defining Functions for Database Operations
Chapter 9 Defining Functions for Authentication
Chapter 10 Writing Entry Store/Fetch Plug-Ins
Chapter 11 Writing Extended Operation Plug-Ins
Chapter 12 Writing Matching Rule Plug-Ins
Chapter 13 Data Type and Structure Reference
Chapter 14 Function Reference
Chapter 15 Parameter Reference
Glossary

slapi_dn_normalize()

Convert a distinguished name (DN) to canonical format (no leading or trailing spaces, no spaces between components, and no spaces around the equals sign). For example, given the following DN:

cn = Moxie Cross , ou = Engineering , o = Airius

the function returns:

cn=Moxie Cross,ou=Engineering,o=Airius

#include "slapi-plugin.h"
char *slapi_dn_normalize( char *dn );

The function has the following parameters:
dn
DN that you want to normalize.

The normalized DN. Note that variable passed in as the dn argument is also converted in-place.

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