ContextMapper

All Known Subinterfaces:

ContextAssembler, ContextMapperWithControls<T>, ParameterizedContextMapper<T>, ParameterizedContextMapperWithControls<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractContextMapper, AbstractParameterizedContextMapper, AttributeCheckContextMapper, LdapEntryIdentificationContextMapper
```
public interface ContextMapper<T>
```
An interface used by LdapTemplate to map LDAP Contexts to beans. When a DirObjectFactory is set on the ContextSource, the objects returned from search and listBindings operations are automatically transformed to DirContext objects (when using the DefaultDirObjectFactory - which is typically the case, unless something else has been explicitly specified - you get a DirContextAdapter object). This object will then be passed to the ContextMapper implementation for transformation to the desired bean.
ContextMapper implementations are typically stateless and thus reusable; they are ideal for implementing mapping logic in one place.
Alternatively, consider using an AttributesMapper in stead.

See Also:

LdapTemplate.search(Name, String, ContextMapper), LdapTemplate.listBindings(Name, ContextMapper), LdapTemplate.lookup(Name, ContextMapper), AttributesMapper, DefaultDirObjectFactory, DirContextAdapter, AbstractContextMapper

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  T mapFromContext(java.lang.Object ctx)
  Map a single LDAP Context to an object.

- Method Detail
  - mapFromContext
```
T mapFromContext(java.lang.Object ctx)
          throws javax.naming.NamingException
```
    Map a single LDAP Context to an object. The supplied Object ctx is the object from a single SearchResult, Binding, or a lookup operation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    ctx - the context to map to an object. Typically this will be a DirContextAdapter instance, unless a project specific DirObjectFactory has been specified on the ContextSource.
    
    Returns:
    
    an object built from the data in the context.
    
    Throws:
    
    javax.naming.NamingException - if an error occurs.