org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.filter

Interface Assertion

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable

public interface Assertion
extends Cloneable

A candidacy predicate which tests if an entry satisfies some condition before being returned by a search.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	assertCandidate(Entry entry) Checks to see if a candidate is valid by asserting an arbitrary predicate against the candidate.

Method Detail

assertCandidate

boolean assertCandidate(Entry entry)
                 throws NamingException

Checks to see if a candidate is valid by asserting an arbitrary predicate against the candidate. Where available entry will be provided however there is no guarantee. The entry's attributes are only provided if they were previously accessed. All assertions should handle cases where the entry argument is null.

Parameters:

entry - the entry if available

Returns:

true if the candidate satisfies the predicate, false otherwise

Throws:

NamingException - if an error occurs while asserting the predicate