Spring LDAP

org.springframework.ldap.odm.annotations
Annotation Type Attribute


@Target(value=FIELD)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Attribute

This annotation describes the mapping of a Java field to an LDAP attribute.

The containing class must be annotated with Entry.

Author:
Paul Harvey <paul.at.pauls-place.me.uk>
See Also:
Entry

Optional Element Summary
 String name
          The LDAP attribute name that this field represents.
 String syntax
          The LDAP syntax of the attribute that this field represents.
 Attribute.Type type
          Indicates whether this field is returned by the LDAP JNDI provider as a String (Type.STRING) or as a byte[] (Type.BINARY).
 

name

public abstract String name
The LDAP attribute name that this field represents.

Defaults to "" in which case the Java field name is used as the LDAP attribute name.

Returns:
The LDAP attribute name.
Default:
""

type

public abstract Attribute.Type type
Indicates whether this field is returned by the LDAP JNDI provider as a String (Type.STRING) or as a byte[] (Type.BINARY).

Returns:
Either Type.STRING to indicate a string attribute or Type.BINARY to indicate a binary attribute.
Default:
org.springframework.ldap.odm.annotations.Attribute.Type.STRING

syntax

public abstract String syntax
The LDAP syntax of the attribute that this field represents.

This optional value is typically used to affect the precision of conversion of values between LDAP and Java, see ConverterManager and ConverterManagerImpl.

Returns:
The LDAP syntax of this attribute.
Default:
""

Spring LDAP