AbstractFilterFunction (LDAPTIVE PARENT 2.1.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.ldaptive.filter.AbstractFilterFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

FilterFunction

Direct Known Subclasses:

DefaultFilterFunction, RegexFilterFunction
```
public abstract class AbstractFilterFunction
extends java.lang.Object
implements FilterFunction
```
Base implementation to parse an LDAP search filter string.

Author:

Middleware Services

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractFilterFunction()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Filter`	`parse(java.lang.String filter)`	Parses the supplied string representation of a filter.
`protected abstract Filter`	`parseFilterComp(java.lang.String filter)`	Inspects the supplied filter string and creates the type of filter it represents.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractFilterFunction
```
public AbstractFilterFunction()
```
- Method Detail
  - parse
```
public Filter parse(java.lang.String filter)
             throws FilterParseException
```
    Description copied from interface: FilterFunction
    
    Parses the supplied string representation of a filter.
    
    Specified by:
    
    parse in interface FilterFunction
    
    Parameters:
    
    filter - to parse
    
    Returns:
    
    parsed filter
    
    Throws:
    
    FilterParseException - if the supplied filter is invalid
  - parseFilterComp
```
protected abstract Filter parseFilterComp(java.lang.String filter)
                                   throws FilterParseException
```
    Inspects the supplied filter string and creates the type of filter it represents.
    
    Parameters:
    
    filter - to inspect
    
    Returns:
    
    search filter
    
    Throws:
    
    FilterParseException - if filter is invalid