org.springframework.ldap.filter
Class AbstractFilter

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.ldap.filter.AbstractFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbsoluteFalseFilter, AbsoluteTrueFilter, BinaryLogicalFilter, CompareFilter, HardcodedFilter, NotFilter, NotPresentFilter, PresentFilter

public abstract class AbstractFilter
extends Object
implements Filter

Convenience class that implements most of the methods in the Filter interface.

Author:

Adam Skogman

Constructor Summary

protected

AbstractFilter()

Method Summary

String	encode() Encodes the filter to a String.
abstract StringBuffer	encode(StringBuffer buff) Encodes the filter to a StringBuffer.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.ldap.filter.Filter

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

AbstractFilter

protected AbstractFilter()

Method Detail

encode

public abstract StringBuffer encode(StringBuffer buff)

Description copied from interface: Filter

Encodes the filter to a StringBuffer.

Specified by:

encode in interface Filter

Parameters:

buff - The StringBuffer to encode the filter to

Returns:

The same StringBuffer as was given

encode

public String encode()

Description copied from interface: Filter

Encodes the filter to a String.

Specified by:

encode in interface Filter

Returns:

The encoded filter in the standard String format

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object