com.netscape.jndi.ldap.controls

Class LdapPasswordExpiringControl

java.lang.Object

netscape.ldap.LDAPControl

netscape.ldap.controls.LDAPPasswordExpiringControl

com.netscape.jndi.ldap.controls.LdapPasswordExpiringControl

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, javax.naming.ldap.Control

public class LdapPasswordExpiringControl
extends netscape.ldap.controls.LDAPPasswordExpiringControl
implements javax.naming.ldap.Control

Represents an LDAP v3 server control that may be returned if a password is about to expire, and password policy is enabled on the server. The OID for this control is 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.5.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.lang.String	m_msg

Fields inherited from class netscape.ldap.controls.LDAPPasswordExpiringControl

EXPIRING

Fields inherited from class netscape.ldap.LDAPControl

m_critical, m_value, MANAGEDSAIT, PWEXPIRED, PWEXPIRING

Fields inherited from interface javax.naming.ldap.Control

CRITICAL, NONCRITICAL

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
byte[]	getEncodedValue() Retrieves the ASN.1 BER encoded value of the LDAP control.
int	getSecondsToExipre() Return parsed number of seconds before password expires
static java.lang.String	parseResponse(netscape.ldap.LDAPControl[] controls, java.lang.String type) Parses a response control sent by the server and retrieves a string.

Methods inherited from class netscape.ldap.controls.LDAPPasswordExpiringControl

getMessage, getSecondsToExpiration, parseResponse, toString

Methods inherited from class netscape.ldap.LDAPControl

clone, createControl, flattenBER, getID, getValue, isCritical, lookupControlClass, newInstance, register

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.naming.ldap.Control

getID, isCritical

Field Detail

m_msg

protected java.lang.String m_msg

Method Detail

getSecondsToExipre

public int getSecondsToExipre()

Return parsed number of seconds before password expires

Returns:

number of seconds before password expires

getEncodedValue

public byte[] getEncodedValue()

Retrieves the ASN.1 BER encoded value of the LDAP control. Null is returned if the value is absent.

Specified by:

getEncodedValue in interface javax.naming.ldap.Control

Returns:

A possibly null byte array representing the ASN.1 BER encoded value of the LDAP control.

parseResponse

public static java.lang.String parseResponse(netscape.ldap.LDAPControl[] controls,
                             java.lang.String type)

Parses a response control sent by the server and retrieves a string.

You can get the controls returned by the server by using the getResponseControls method of the LDAPConnection class.

Parameters:

controls - an array of LDAPControl objects, representing the controls returned by the server after a search. To get these controls, use the getResponseControls method of the LDAPConnection class.

type - the OID of the control to look for

Returns:

a message string, or null if the server did not return a string.

See Also:

LDAPConnection.getResponseControls()