ValueTranscoder (Ldaptive 2.4.2 API)

Type Parameters:

T - type of value

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBinaryValueTranscoder, AbstractPrimitiveValueTranscoder, AbstractSchemaElementValueTranscoder, AbstractStringValueTranscoder, AttributeTypeValueTranscoder, BigIntegerValueTranscoder, BooleanValueTranscoder, ByteArrayValueTranscoder, CertificateValueTranscoder, CharArrayValueTranscoder, DeltaTimeValueTranscoder, DITContentRuleValueTranscoder, DITStructureRuleValueTranscoder, DoubleValueTranscoder, FileTimeValueTranscoder, FloatValueTranscoder, GeneralizedTimeValueTranscoder, IntegerValueTranscoder, LongValueTranscoder, MatchingRuleUseValueTranscoder, MatchingRuleValueTranscoder, NameFormValueTranscoder, ObjectClassValueTranscoder, ObjectValueTranscoder, ShortValueTranscoder, StringValueTranscoder, SyntaxValueTranscoder, UnicodePwdValueTranscoder, UUIDValueTranscoder
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public interface ValueTranscoder<T>
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Interface for decoding and encoding custom types for ldap attribute values.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`decodeBinaryValue(byte[] value)`	Decodes the supplied ldap attribute value into a custom type.
`default Function<byte[],T>`	`decoder()`	Functional implementation.
`T`	`decodeStringValue(String value)`	Decodes the supplied ldap attribute value into a custom type.
`byte[]`	`encodeBinaryValue(T value)`	Encodes the supplied value into an ldap attribute value.
`default Function<T,byte[]>`	`encoder()`	Functional implementation.
`String`	`encodeStringValue(T value)`	Encodes the supplied value into an ldap attribute value.
`Class<T>`	`getType()`	Returns the type produced by this value transcoder.

- Method Detail
  - decodeStringValue
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T decodeStringValue(String value)
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    Decodes the supplied ldap attribute value into a custom type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - to decode
    
    Returns:
    
    decoded value
  - decodeBinaryValue
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T decodeBinaryValue(byte[] value)
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    Decodes the supplied ldap attribute value into a custom type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - to decode
    
    Returns:
    
    decoded value
  - encodeStringValue
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String encodeStringValue(T value)
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    Encodes the supplied value into an ldap attribute value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    encoded value
  - encodeBinaryValue
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byte[] encodeBinaryValue(T value)
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    Encodes the supplied value into an ldap attribute value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    encoded value
  - getType
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Class<T> getType()
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    Returns the type produced by this value transcoder.
    
    Returns:
    
    type produced by this value transcoder
  - decoder
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default Function<byte[],T> decoder()
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    Functional implementation.
    
    Returns:
    
    decoder function
  - encoder
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default Function<T,byte[]> encoder()
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    Functional implementation.
    
    Returns:
    
    encoder function