LdapEntryManager (Ldaptive 2.4.0 API)

Type Parameters:

T - type of object to manage

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultLdapEntryManager
```
public interface LdapEntryManager<T>
```
Interface to manage objects that have been annotated to contain LDAP data.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AddResponse`	`add(T object)`	Adds the supplied annotated object to an LDAP.
`DeleteResponse`	`delete(T object)`	Deletes the supplied annotated object from an LDAP.
`T`	`find(T object)`	Searches for the supplied annotated object in an LDAP and returns the object mapped with its ldap attribute properties set.
`Result`	`merge(T object)`	Merges the supplied annotated object in an LDAP.

- Method Detail
  - find
```
T find(T object)
throws LdapException
```
    Searches for the supplied annotated object in an LDAP and returns the object mapped with its ldap attribute properties set.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - to find
    
    Returns:
    
    mapped object
    
    Throws:
    
    LdapException - if the object cannot be found
  - add
```
AddResponse add(T object)
         throws LdapException
```
    Adds the supplied annotated object to an LDAP.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - to add
    
    Returns:
    
    LDAP response from the add operation
    
    Throws:
    
    LdapException - if the add fails
  - merge
```
Result merge(T object)
      throws LdapException
```
    Merges the supplied annotated object in an LDAP. See MergeOperation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - to merge
    
    Returns:
    
    LDAP response from the merge operation
    
    Throws:
    
    LdapException - if the merge fails
  - delete
```
DeleteResponse delete(T object)
               throws LdapException
```
    Deletes the supplied annotated object from an LDAP.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - to delete
    
    Returns:
    
    LDAP response from the delete operation
    
    Throws:
    
    LdapException - if the delete fails