org.apache.directory.server.schema.registries
Interface SyntaxRegistry

All Superinterfaces:

SchemaObjectRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultSyntaxRegistry

public interface SyntaxRegistry
extends SchemaObjectRegistry

Manages the lookup and registration of Syntaxes within the system by OID.

Version:

$Rev: 499844 $

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

boolean	hasSyntax(java.lang.String id) Checks to see if a Syntax exists.
java.util.Iterator<org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Syntax>	iterator() Lists all the Syntaxes within this registry.
org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Syntax	lookup(java.lang.String id) Looks up a Syntax by its unique Object Identifier or by name.
void	register(org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Syntax syntax) Registers a Syntax with this registry.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.directory.server.schema.registries.SchemaObjectRegistry

getSchemaName, unregister

Method Detail

lookup

org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Syntax lookup(java.lang.String id)
                                                      throws javax.naming.NamingException

Looks up a Syntax by its unique Object Identifier or by name.

Parameters:

id - the object identifier or name

Returns:

the Syntax for the id

Throws:

javax.naming.NamingException - if there is a backing store failure or the Syntax does not exist.

register

void register(org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Syntax syntax)
              throws javax.naming.NamingException

Registers a Syntax with this registry.

Parameters:

syntax - the Syntax to register

Throws:

javax.naming.NamingException - if the syntax is already registered or the registration operation is not supported

hasSyntax

boolean hasSyntax(java.lang.String id)

Checks to see if a Syntax exists. Backing store failures simply return false.

Parameters:

id - the object identifier or name

Returns:

true if a Syntax definition exists for the id, false otherwise

iterator

java.util.Iterator<org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.Syntax> iterator()

Lists all the Syntaxes within this registry.

Specified by:

iterator in interface SchemaObjectRegistry

Returns:

an Iterator over all the Syntaxes within this registry