Interface ADsProvider

public interface ADsProvider
{
  // Fields
  public static final long ADSI_DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION;
  public static final long ADSI_USE_ENCRYPTION;
  public static final long ADSI_USE_SECURE_AUTHENTICATION;

  // Methods
  public IADsNamespace getNamespace();
  public IADs getObject(String ADsPath) throws IADsException;
  public IADs getObject( String ADsPath, String userName,
        String passWord, long controlCode ) throws IADsException;
  public void setConfigFile(INIFileParser config);
}

This is the base interface for all directory object providers. Each provide must implements this interface.

Methods

getNamespace 

public IADsNamespace getNamespace();

Returns the namespace object of this provider.

Return Value

Returns namespace object of the provider

getObject 

public IADs getObject(String ADsPath) throws IADsException;

Returns Active Direcotry object binding.

Parameter	Description
path	ADsPath of the requested object

Exceptions

IADsException failed to get object

getObject 

public IADs getObject( String ADsPath, String userName,
        String passWord, long controlCode ) throws IADsException;

Returns Active Direcotry object binding.

Parameter	Description
path	ADsPath of the requested object
userName,	the name of the user (ex cn=John,cn=users,dc=foo,dc=bar)
passWord,	the passWord of the user.
controlCode,	indicates authentication mechanism to use.

Exceptions

IADsException failed to get object

setConfigFile 

public void setConfigFile(INIFileParser config);

Sets the configuration file.

Parameter	Description
configuration	file

Fields 

ADSI_DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION

Constant to use for default, usually clear text authentication

ADSI_USE_ENCRYPTION

Constant to use for encrypted authentication

ADSI_USE_SECURE_AUTHENTICATION

Constant to use for secure authentication.