Class ObjectClassUtil


  • public final class ObjectClassUtil
    extends java.lang.Object
    Utility methods to for ObjectClass.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String createSpecialName​(java.lang.String name)
      Create a special name from the specified name.
      static boolean isSpecial​(ObjectClass objectClass)
      Determines whether the specified object class is a special object class.
      static boolean isSpecialName​(java.lang.String name)
      Determines whether the specified object class name is special in the sense of createSpecialName(java.lang.String).
      static boolean namesEqual​(java.lang.String name1, java.lang.String name2)
      Compares two object class names for equality.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Method Detail

      • isSpecial

        public static boolean isSpecial​(ObjectClass objectClass)
        Determines whether the specified object class is a special object class. Special object classes include ObjectClass.ACCOUNT and ObjectClass.GROUP.
        Parameters:
        objectClass - ObjectClass to test for against.
        Returns:
        true if the object class is a special one.
        Throws:
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the object class parameter is null.
      • isSpecialName

        public static boolean isSpecialName​(java.lang.String name)
        Determines whether the specified object class name is special in the sense of createSpecialName(java.lang.String).
        Parameters:
        name - the object class name to test against.
        Returns:
        true if the object class name is special.
      • createSpecialName

        public static java.lang.String createSpecialName​(java.lang.String name)
        Create a special name from the specified name. Add the __ string as both prefix and suffix. This indicates that a name identifies a special object class such as a predefined one.
        Parameters:
        name - the name
        Returns:
        the special name
      • namesEqual

        public static boolean namesEqual​(java.lang.String name1,
                                         java.lang.String name2)
        Compares two object class names for equality.
        Parameters:
        name1 - the first object class name.
        name2 - the second object class name.
        Returns:
        true if the two object class names are equal.