Package com.unboundid.ldap.matchingrules

Class GeneralizedTimeMatchingRule

java.lang.Object
com.unboundid.ldap.matchingrules.MatchingRule
com.unboundid.ldap.matchingrules.GeneralizedTimeMatchingRule
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
@ThreadSafety(level=COMPLETELY_THREADSAFE) public final class GeneralizedTimeMatchingRule extends MatchingRule
This class provides an implementation of a matching rule that performs equality and ordering comparisons against values that should be timestamps in the generalized time syntax. Substring matching is not supported.
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  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      @NotNull public static GeneralizedTimeMatchingRule getInstance()
      Retrieves a singleton instance of this matching rule.
      Returns:
      A singleton instance of this matching rule.

    • getEqualityMatchingRuleName

      @NotNull public String getEqualityMatchingRuleName()
      Retrieves the name for this matching rule when used to perform equality matching, if appropriate.
      Specified by:
      getEqualityMatchingRuleName in class MatchingRule
      Returns:
      The name for this matching rule when used to perform equality matching, or null if this matching rule is not intended to be used for equality matching.

    • getEqualityMatchingRuleOID

      @NotNull public String getEqualityMatchingRuleOID()
      Retrieves the OID for this matching rule when used to perform equality matching, if appropriate.
      Specified by:
      getEqualityMatchingRuleOID in class MatchingRule
      Returns:
      The OID for this matching rule when used to perform equality matching, or null if this matching rule is not intended to be used for equality matching.

    • getOrderingMatchingRuleName

      @NotNull public String getOrderingMatchingRuleName()
      Retrieves the name for this matching rule when used to perform ordering matching, if appropriate.
      Specified by:
      getOrderingMatchingRuleName in class MatchingRule
      Returns:
      The name for this matching rule when used to perform ordering matching, or null if this matching rule is not intended to be used for ordering matching.

    • getOrderingMatchingRuleOID

      @NotNull public String getOrderingMatchingRuleOID()
      Retrieves the OID for this matching rule when used to perform ordering matching, if appropriate.
      Specified by:
      getOrderingMatchingRuleOID in class MatchingRule
      Returns:
      The OID for this matching rule when used to perform ordering matching, or null if this matching rule is not intended to be used for ordering matching.

    • getSubstringMatchingRuleName

      @Nullable public String getSubstringMatchingRuleName()
      Retrieves the name for this matching rule when used to perform substring matching, if appropriate.
      Specified by:
      getSubstringMatchingRuleName in class MatchingRule
      Returns:
      The name for this matching rule when used to perform substring matching, or null if this matching rule is not intended to be used for substring matching.

    • getSubstringMatchingRuleOID

      @Nullable public String getSubstringMatchingRuleOID()
      Retrieves the OID for this matching rule when used to perform substring matching, if appropriate.
      Specified by:
      getSubstringMatchingRuleOID in class MatchingRule
      Returns:
      The OID for this matching rule when used to perform substring matching, or null if this matching rule is not intended to be used for substring matching.

    • valuesMatch

      public boolean valuesMatch(@NotNull ASN1OctetString value1, @NotNull ASN1OctetString value2) throws LDAPException
      Indicates whether the provided values are equal to each other, according to the constraints of this matching rule.
      Specified by:
      valuesMatch in class MatchingRule
      Parameters:
      value1 - The first value for which to make the determination.
      value2 - The second value for which to make the determination.
      Returns:
      true if the provided values are considered equal, or false if not.
      Throws:
      LDAPException - If a problem occurs while making the determination, or if this matching rule does not support equality matching.

    • matchesAnyValue

      public boolean matchesAnyValue(@NotNull ASN1OctetString assertionValue, @NotNull ASN1OctetString[] attributeValues) throws LDAPException
      Indicates whether the provided assertion value matches any of the provided attribute values.
      Overrides:
      matchesAnyValue in class MatchingRule
      Parameters:
      assertionValue - The assertion value for which to make the determination.
      attributeValues - The set of attribute values to compare against the provided assertion value.
      Returns:
      true if the provided assertion value matches any of the given attribute values, or false if not.
      Throws:
      LDAPException - If a problem occurs while making the determination, or if this matching rule does not support equality matching.

    • matchesSubstring

      public boolean matchesSubstring(@NotNull ASN1OctetString value, @Nullable ASN1OctetString subInitial, @Nullable ASN1OctetString[] subAny, @Nullable ASN1OctetString subFinal) throws LDAPException
      Indicates whether the provided value matches the given substring assertion, according to the constraints of this matching rule.
      Specified by:
      matchesSubstring in class MatchingRule
      Parameters:
      value - The value for which to make the determination.
      subInitial - The subInitial portion of the substring assertion, or null if there is no subInitial element.
      subAny - The subAny elements of the substring assertion, or null if there are no subAny elements.
      subFinal - The subFinal portion of the substring assertion, or null if there is no subFinal element.
      Returns:
      true if the provided value matches the substring assertion, or false if not.
      Throws:
      LDAPException - If a problem occurs while making the determination, or if this matching rule does not support substring matching.

    • compareValues

      public int compareValues(@NotNull ASN1OctetString value1, @NotNull ASN1OctetString value2) throws LDAPException
      Compares the provided values to determine their relative order in a sorted list.
      Specified by:
      compareValues in class MatchingRule
      Parameters:
      value1 - The first value to compare.
      value2 - The second value to compare.
      Returns:
      A negative value if value1 should come before value2 in a sorted list, a positive value if value1 should come after value2 in a sorted list, or zero if the values are equal or there is no distinction between their orders in a sorted list.
      Throws:
      LDAPException - If a problem occurs while making the determination, or if this matching rule does not support ordering matching.

    • normalize

      @NotNull public ASN1OctetString normalize(@NotNull ASN1OctetString value) throws LDAPException
      Normalizes the provided value for easier matching.
      Specified by:
      normalize in class MatchingRule
      Parameters:
      value - The value to be normalized.
      Returns:
      The normalized form of the provided value.
      Throws:
      LDAPException - If a problem occurs while normalizing the provided value.

    • normalizeSubstring

      @NotNull public ASN1OctetString normalizeSubstring(@NotNull ASN1OctetString value, byte substringType) throws LDAPException
      Normalizes the provided value for use as part of a substring assertion.
      Specified by:
      normalizeSubstring in class MatchingRule
      Parameters:
      value - The value to be normalized for use as part of a substring assertion.
      substringType - The substring assertion component type for the provided value. It should be one of SUBSTRING_TYPE_SUBINITIAL, SUBSTRING_TYPE_SUBANY, or SUBSTRING_TYPE_SUBFINAL.
      Returns:
      The normalized form of the provided value.
      Throws:
      LDAPException - If a problem occurs while normalizing the provided value.