| Modifier and Type | Optional Element and Description |
|---|---|
String |
name
The LDAP attribute name that this field represents.
|
String |
syntax
The LDAP syntax of the attribute that this field represents.
|
Attribute.Type |
type
Indicates whether this field is returned by the LDAP JNDI provider as a
String (Type.STRING) or as a
byte[] (Type.BINARY). |
public abstract String name
Defaults to "" in which case the Java field name is used as the LDAP attribute name.
public abstract Attribute.Type type
String (Type.STRING) or as a
byte[] (Type.BINARY).Type.STRING to indicate a string attribute
or Type.BINARY to indicate a binary attribute.public abstract String syntax
This optional value is typically used to affect the precision of conversion
of values between LDAP and Java,
see ConverterManager
and ConverterManagerImpl.