import javax.naming.*; import javax.naming.directory.*; import java.util.Hashtable; /** * Demonstrates how to do the equivalent of an LDAP "compare". * * usage: java Compare */ class Compare { public static void main(String[] args) { // Set up environment for creating initial context Hashtable env = new Hashtable(11); env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory"); env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://localhost:389/o=JNDITutorial"); try { // Create initial context DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env); // Value of attribute byte[] key = {(byte)0x61, (byte)0x62, (byte)0x63, (byte)0x64, (byte)0x65, (byte)0x66, (byte)0x67}; // Set up search controls SearchControls ctls = new SearchControls(); ctls.setReturningAttributes(new String[0]); // return no attrs ctls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.OBJECT_SCOPE); // search object only // Invoke search method that will use the LDAP "compare" operation NamingEnumeration answer = ctx.search("cn=S. User, ou=NewHires", "(mySpecialKey={0})", new Object[]{key}, ctls); // Print the answer FilterArgs.printSearchEnumeration(answer); // Close the context when we're done ctx.close(); } catch (NamingException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }