com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema
Class SchemaElement

java.lang.Object
  com.unboundid.ldap.sdk.schema.SchemaElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AttributeSyntaxDefinition, AttributeTypeDefinition, DITContentRuleDefinition, DITStructureRuleDefinition, MatchingRuleDefinition, MatchingRuleUseDefinition, NameFormDefinition, ObjectClassDefinition

@NotExtensible
@ThreadSafety(level=INTERFACE_THREADSAFE)
public abstract class SchemaElement
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

This class provides a superclass for all schema element types, and defines a number of utility methods that may be used when parsing schema element strings.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SchemaElement()

Method Summary

abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Indicates whether the provided object is equal to this schema element.
protected static boolean	extensionsEqual(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> m1, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> m2) Indicates whether the two extension maps are equivalent.
abstract int	hashCode() Retrieves a hash code for this schema element.
abstract java.lang.String	toString() Retrieves a string representation of this schema element, in the format described in RFC 4512.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SchemaElement

public SchemaElement()

Method Detail

hashCode

public abstract int hashCode()

Retrieves a hash code for this schema element.

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A hash code for this schema element.

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Indicates whether the provided object is equal to this schema element.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - The object for which to make the determination.

Returns:

true if the provided object may be considered equal to this schema element, or false if not.

extensionsEqual

protected static boolean extensionsEqual(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> m1,
                                         java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String[]> m2)

Indicates whether the two extension maps are equivalent.

Parameters:

m1 - The first schema element to examine.

m2 - The second schema element to examine.

Returns:

true if the provided extension maps are equivalent, or false if not.

toString

public abstract java.lang.String toString()

Retrieves a string representation of this schema element, in the format described in RFC 4512.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A string representation of this schema element, in the format described in RFC 4512.