org.ldaptive.beans

Annotation Type Attribute

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Attribute

Annotation to describe LDAP attribute data on a bean.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	binary Whether this attribute is binary.
String	name Attribute name.
String	property Name of the method or field that maps to this attribute.
SortBehavior	sortBehavior Sort behavior for this attribute.
String	transcoder Transcoder for this attribute.
String[]	values Attribute values.

Element Detail

name

public abstract String name

Attribute name.

Returns:

name of this attribute

Default:

""

values

public abstract String[] values

Attribute values. Mutually exclusive with property().

Returns:

concrete values for this attribute

Default:

{}

property

public abstract String property

Name of the method or field that maps to this attribute. Mutually exclusive with values().

Returns:

property that contains attribute values

Default:

""

binary

public abstract boolean binary

Whether this attribute is binary.

Returns:

whether this attribute is binary

Default:

false

sortBehavior

public abstract SortBehavior sortBehavior

Sort behavior for this attribute.

Returns:

sort behavior

Default:

org.ldaptive.SortBehavior.UNORDERED

transcoder

public abstract String transcoder

Transcoder for this attribute.

Returns:

transcoder class name

Default:

""