org.springframework.ldap.filter

Class BinaryLogicalFilter

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.ldap.filter.AbstractFilter

org.springframework.ldap.filter.BinaryLogicalFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

Direct Known Subclasses:

AndFilter, OrFilter

public abstract class BinaryLogicalFilter
extends AbstractFilter

Abstract superclass for binary logical operations, that is "AND" and "OR" operations.

Author:

Mattias Hellborg Arthursson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BinaryLogicalFilter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BinaryLogicalFilter	append(Filter query) Add a query to this logical operation.
BinaryLogicalFilter	appendAll(Collection<Filter> subQueries)
StringBuffer	encode(StringBuffer buff) Encodes the filter to a StringBuffer.
boolean	equals(Object o) All filters must implement equals.
protected abstract String	getLogicalOperator() Implement this in subclass to return the logical operator, for example &qout;&&qout;.
int	hashCode() All filters must implement hashCode.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.ldap.filter.AbstractFilter

encode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BinaryLogicalFilter

public BinaryLogicalFilter()

Method Detail

encode

public StringBuffer encode(StringBuffer buff)

Description copied from interface: Filter

Encodes the filter to a StringBuffer.

Parameters:

buff - The StringBuffer to encode the filter to

Returns:

The same StringBuffer as was given

getLogicalOperator

protected abstract String getLogicalOperator()

Implement this in subclass to return the logical operator, for example &qout;&&qout;.

Returns:

the logical operator.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Description copied from interface: Filter

All filters must implement equals.

Specified by:

equals in interface Filter

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Returns:

true if the objects are equal.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Description copied from interface: Filter

All filters must implement hashCode.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Filter

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the hash code according to the contract in Object.hashCode()

append

public final BinaryLogicalFilter append(Filter query)

Add a query to this logical operation.

Parameters:

query - the query to add.

Returns:

This instance.

appendAll

public final BinaryLogicalFilter appendAll(Collection<Filter> subQueries)