oracle.oud.controls

Interface ControlDecoder<C extends Control>

Type Parameters:

C - The type of control decoded by this control decoder.

public interface ControlDecoder<C extends Control>

A factory interface for decoding a control as a control of specific type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
C	decodeControl(Control control) Decodes the provided control as a Control of type C.
java.lang.String	getOID() Returns the numeric OID associated with this control decoder.

Method Detail

decodeControl

C decodeControl(Control control)
         throws PluginException

Decodes the provided control as a Control of type C.

Parameters:

control - The control to be decoded.

Returns:

The decoded control.

Throws:

PluginException - If the control contained the wrong OID, it did not have a value, or if its value could not be decoded.

getOID

java.lang.String getOID()

Returns the numeric OID associated with this control decoder.

Returns:

The numeric OID associated with this control decoder.