org.openorb.orb.security
Class DistinguishedName

java.lang.Object
  org.openorb.orb.security.DistinguishedName

public final class DistinguishedName
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class for dealing with distinguished names. See RFC 1779, string representations of DNs.

Author:

Michael Rumpf

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_SEPARATOR The default DN seperator.
static java.lang.String	SEPARATORS The separators used for parsing.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) Tests whether two instances of dinstinguished names are equal.
static DistinguishedName	parse(java.lang.String dn) This method parses a string representation of a distinguished name.
java.lang.String	toString() Converts the distinguished name into a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

DEFAULT_SEPARATOR

public static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_SEPARATOR

The default DN seperator.

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Constant Field Values

SEPARATORS

public static final java.lang.String SEPARATORS

The separators used for parsing.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Converts the distinguished name into a string.

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A string representation of the distinguished name.

parse

public static DistinguishedName parse(java.lang.String dn)

This method parses a string representation of a distinguished name. The

Parameters:

dn - A distinguished name as string.

Returns:

The parsed distingtuished name or null in case the parsing failed.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Tests whether two instances of dinstinguished names are equal.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

obj - The object to test.

Returns:

Return true when this instances is equal to the one specified.