com.netscape.certsrv.dbs
Interface IFilterConverter


public interface IFilterConverter

An interface represents a filter converter that understands how to convert a attribute type from one defintion to another. For example,

 (1) database layer need to convert
     registered attribute type to ldap attribute
     type.
 (2) high level subsystem need to convert
     locale specific attribute type to registered
     attribute type.
 

Version:
$Revision: 1211 $, $Date: 2010-08-18 10:15:37 -0700 (Wed, 18 Aug 2010) $

Method Summary
 java.lang.String convert(java.lang.String attr, java.lang.String op, java.lang.String value)
          Converts attribute into LDAP attribute.
 

Method Detail

convert

java.lang.String convert(java.lang.String attr,
                         java.lang.String op,
                         java.lang.String value)
Converts attribute into LDAP attribute.

Parameters:
attr - attribute name
op - attribute operation
value - attribute value
Returns:
The LDAP attribute