Package org.springframework.ldap.filter

Class NotFilter

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.ldap.filter.AbstractFilter

org.springframework.ldap.filter.NotFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

Filter

public class NotFilter
extends AbstractFilter

A filter for 'not'. The following code:

 Filter filter = new NotFilter(new EqualsFilter("cn", "foo");
 System.out.println(filter.encode());
 

would result in:

 (!(cn = foo))
 

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NotFilter(Filter filter)	Create a filter that negates the outcome of the given filter.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
StringBuffer	encode(StringBuffer buff)	Encodes the filter to a StringBuffer.
boolean	equals(Object o)	All filters must implement equals.
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 Details

NotFilter

public NotFilter(Filter filter)

Create a filter that negates the outcome of the given filter.

Parameters:

filter - The filter that should be negated.

Method Details

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

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()