ModificationItem

javax.naming.directory

Class ModificationItem

java.lang.Object
- javax.naming.directory.ModificationItem

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class ModificationItem
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
This class represents a modification item. It consists of a modification code and an attribute on which to operate.
A ModificationItem instance is not synchronized against concurrent multithreaded access. Multiple threads trying to access and modify a single ModificationItem instance should lock the object.

Since:

1.3

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
`ModificationItem(int mod_op, Attribute attr)` Creates a new instance of ModificationItem.

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Attribute`	`getAttribute()` Retrieves the attribute associated with this modification item.
`int`	`getModificationOp()` Retrieves the modification code of this modification item.
`String`	`toString()` Generates the string representation of this modification item, which consists of the modification operation and its related attribute.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - ModificationItem
```
public ModificationItem(int mod_op,
                        Attribute attr)
```
    Creates a new instance of ModificationItem.
    
    Parameters:
    
    mod_op - Modification to apply. It must be one of: DirContext.ADD_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REPLACE_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REMOVE_ATTRIBUTE
    
    attr - The non-null attribute to use for modification.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - If attr is null, or if mod_op is not one of the ones specified above.
- Method Detail
  - getModificationOp
```
public int getModificationOp()
```
    Retrieves the modification code of this modification item.
    
    Returns:
    
    The modification code. It is one of: DirContext.ADD_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REPLACE_ATTRIBUTE DirContext.REMOVE_ATTRIBUTE
  - getAttribute
```
public Attribute getAttribute()
```
    Retrieves the attribute associated with this modification item.
    
    Returns:
    
    The non-null attribute to use for the modification.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Generates the string representation of this modification item, which consists of the modification operation and its related attribute. The string representation is meant for debugging and not to be interpreted programmatically.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    The non-null string representation of this modification item.