org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects

Class ObjectClassUtil

java.lang.Object

org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects.ObjectClassUtil

public final class ObjectClassUtil
extends Object

Utility methods to for ObjectClass.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static String	createSpecialName(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(String name) Determines whether the specified object class name is special in the sense of createSpecialName(java.lang.String).
static boolean	namesEqual(String name1, String name2) Compares two object class names for equality.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, 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:

NullPointerException - if the object class parameter is null.

isSpecialName

public static boolean isSpecialName(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 String createSpecialName(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 -

Returns:

namesEqual

public static boolean namesEqual(String name1,
                                 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.