AttributeValueMutator (Ldaptive 2.4.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAttributeValueMutator, AbstractClassDescriptor.SimpleAttributeValueMutator, FieldAttributeValueMutator, MethodAttributeValueMutator, SpelAttributeValueMutator
```
public interface AttributeValueMutator
```
Interface for mutating an attribute value on an arbitrary object.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Collection<byte[]>`	`getBinaryValues(Object object)`	Returns the binary values of the attribute.
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of the attribute.
`Collection<String>`	`getStringValues(Object object)`	Returns the string values of the attribute.
`boolean`	`isBinary()`	Returns whether the attribute is binary.
`void`	`setBinaryValues(Object object, Collection<byte[]> values)`	Sets the binary values of the attribute.
`void`	`setStringValues(Object object, Collection<String> values)`	Sets the string values of the attribute.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns the name of the attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    attribute name
  - isBinary
```
boolean isBinary()
```
    Returns whether the attribute is binary.
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the attribute is binary
  - getStringValues
```
Collection<String> getStringValues(Object object)
```
    Returns the string values of the attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - containing attribute values
    
    Returns:
    
    attribute values
  - getBinaryValues
```
Collection<byte[]> getBinaryValues(Object object)
```
    Returns the binary values of the attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - containing attribute values
    
    Returns:
    
    attribute values
  - setStringValues
```
void setStringValues(Object object,
                     Collection<String> values)
```
    Sets the string values of the attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - to set values on
    
    values - to set
  - setBinaryValues
```
void setBinaryValues(Object object,
                     Collection<byte[]> values)
```
    Sets the binary values of the attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - to set values on
    
    values - to set