Package com.mentata.l3d

Reusable abstractions of directory concepts for applications.

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Description

Interface Summary

L3DGenerated

Attributes with values manufactured at runtime.

Class Summary

L3DAttribute	A container within an object for representing entry attribute values.
L3DContext	An association between an available directory service and objects.
L3DDnAttribute	A container for attributes of distinguished name syntax.
L3DObject	A template for a class of entries in a directory database.
L3DPath	A bean identifying a context, object, entry, and/or attribute.

Exception Summary

L3DException

An exception thrown within an L3D application.

Package com.mentata.l3d Description

Reusable abstractions of directory concepts for applications.

L3D is an acronym for LDAP in 3 dimensions. An L3D application makes use of an L3D context and L3D objects, with each object containing multiple L3D attributes. A context defines the location and characteristics of the directory itself, and provides all connections to the server. Objects are template containers corresponding to a chain of one or more object classes in the directory schema. Attributes within an object can correlate to relevant attributes from the directory schema, or can be analogous containers for values generated at runtime. Objects provide methods for searching or characterizing entries that match their definition, and can also be populated with the data for an entry by copying stored values in corresponding attribute instances assigned to the object. Populated objects can then be used to represent data, derive new information, or manipulate the entries they represent.