netscape.ldap.util
Class LDAPWriter

java.lang.Object
  netscape.ldap.util.LDAPWriter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DSMLWriter, LDIFWriter

public abstract class LDAPWriter

extends Object

implements Serializable

Abstract class for outputting LDAP entries to a stream.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

LDAPWriter(PrintWriter pw)
Constructs an LDAPWriter object to output entries to a stream.

Method Summary

void	printEntry(LDAPEntry entry) The main method of LDAPWriter.
void	printSchema(LDAPEntry entry) Default schema writer - assumes an ordinary entry

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

LDAPWriter

public LDAPWriter(PrintWriter pw)

Constructs an LDAPWriter object to output entries to a stream.

Parameters:

pw - output stream

Method Detail

printEntry

public void printEntry(LDAPEntry entry)
                throws IOException

The main method of LDAPWriter. It calls printEntryIntro, printAttribute, and printEntryEnd of derived classes.

Parameters:

entry - an LDAPEntry to be formatted to the output stream

Throws:

IOException

printSchema

public void printSchema(LDAPEntry entry)
                 throws IOException

Default schema writer - assumes an ordinary entry

Parameters:

entry - an LDAPEntry containing schema to be formatted to the output stream

Throws:

IOException