oracle.ldap.util

Class Property

java.lang.Object

oracle.ldap.util.Property

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Property
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This class represents a particular property in a PropertySet. In other words, it represents a particular attribute of an entry's attribute set.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of this property - the name of the attribute this property represents.
java.lang.Object	getValue(int i) Returns the i-th value of this property - the i-th attribute value.
int	size() Returns the size of this property - the number of values of the returned attribute

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

size

public final int size()

Returns the size of this property - the number of values of the returned attribute

Returns:

an int indicating the number of values belonging to this property; it can return 0.

getName

public final java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of this property - the name of the attribute this property represents.

Returns:

a String representing the name of this property.

getValue

public final java.lang.Object getValue(int i)

Returns the i-th value of this property - the i-th attribute value. An Object is returned. The user must type-cast this appropriately

Parameters:

i - the index of the value to be retrieved

Returns:

the i-th value of this property