MEMBER_OF Function

The MEMBER_OF function returns an array of groups the user name designated by p_username (with password if required) belongs to, using the provided auth base, host, and port.

Syntax

APEX_LDAP.MEMBER_OF(
    p_username     IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_pass         IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL,
    p_auth_base    IN VARCHAR2,
    p_host         IN VARCHAR2,
    p_port         IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 389,
    p_use_ssl      IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'N')
RETURN apex_application_global.vc_arr2;

Parameters

Table 23-5 MEMBER_OF Parameters

Parameter	Description
`p_username`	Login name of the user.
`p_pass`	Password for `p_username`.
`p_auth_base`	LDAP search base, for example, `dc=users,dc=my,dc=org`.
`p_host`	LDAP server host name.
`p_port`	LDAP server port number.
`p_use_ssl`	Set to 'Y' to use SSL in bind to LDAP server. Set to 'A' to use SSL with one way authentication (requires LDAP server certificate configured in an Oracle wallet). Set to 'N' to not use SSL (default).

Example

The following example demonstrates how to use the APEX_LDAP.MEMBER_OF function to retrieve all the groups designated by the specified username.

DECLARE
    L_MEMBERSHIP       apex_application_global.vc_arr2;
BEGIN
    L_MEMBERSHIP := APEX_LDAP.MEMBER_OF(
        p_username         => 'firstname.lastname',
        p_pass             => 'abcdef',
        p_auth_base        => 'cn=user,l=amer,dc=my_company,dc=com',
        p_host             => 'our_ldap_sever.my_company.com',
        p_port             => '389');
    FOR i IN L_MEMBERSHIP.FIRST..L_MEMBERSHIP.LAST LOOP
        htp.p('Member of: '||L_MEMBERSHIP(i));
    END LOOP;
END;