edu.vt.middleware.ldap
Interface BaseLdap

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLdap, Ldap, SearchDnResolver

public interface BaseLdap

BaseLdap provides a base interface for all ldap implementations.

Version:

$Revision: 1330 $ $Date: 2010-05-23 18:10:53 -0400 (Sun, 23 May 2010) $

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

void	close() This will close the connection to the LDAP.
boolean	connect() This will establish a connection to the ldap.
boolean	reconnect() This will close the connection to the LDAP and establish a new connection.

Method Detail

connect

boolean connect()
                throws NamingException

This will establish a connection to the ldap.

Returns:

boolean - whether the connection was successfull

Throws:

NamingException - if the LDAP cannot be reached

reconnect

boolean reconnect()
                  throws NamingException

This will close the connection to the LDAP and establish a new connection.

Returns:

boolean - whether the connection was successfull

Throws:

NamingException - if the LDAP cannot be reached

close

void close()

This will close the connection to the LDAP.