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Shows how to format DNs with special characters by escaping the values
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import javax.naming.InvalidNameException;
import javax.naming.ldap.LdapName;
import javax.naming.ldap.Rdn;
/*
* Shows how to format DNs with special characters by escaping the values
*/
public class EscapingDNs {
public static void main(String args[]) {
try {
// DN with ',' (comma) in its attribute value
String unformatted = "Juicy, Fruit";
String formatted = Rdn.escapeValue(unformatted);
LdapName dn = new LdapName("cn=" + formatted);
System.out.println("dn:" + dn);
// DN with a '+' (plus) in its attribute value
unformatted = "true+false";
formatted = Rdn.escapeValue(unformatted);
dn = new LdapName("cn=" + formatted);
System.out.println("dn:" + dn);
// DN with a binary value as its attribute value
byte[] bytes = new byte[] { 1, 2, 3, 4 };
formatted = Rdn.escapeValue(bytes);
System.out.println("Orig val: " + bytes + " Escaped val: " + formatted);
} catch (InvalidNameException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
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