DnUtils.java

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package org.apache.directory.studio.connection.core;


import javax.naming.InvalidNameException;

import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.exception.LdapInvalidDnException;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.name.Ava;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.name.Dn;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.name.Rdn;


/**
 * Utility class for Dn specific stuff.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class DnUtils
{
    /**
     * Gets the prefix, cuts the suffix from the given Dn.
     * 
     * @param dn the Dn
     * @param suffix the suffix
     * 
     * @return the prefix
     */
    public static Dn getPrefixName( Dn dn, Dn suffix )
    {
        if ( suffix.size() < 1 )
        {
            return null;
        }
        else
        {
            try
            {
                Dn prefix = dn.getDescendantOf( suffix );

                return prefix;
            }
            catch ( LdapInvalidDnException lide )
            {
                return null;
            }
        }
    }


    /**
     * Composes an Rdn based on the given types and values.
     * 
     * @param rdnTypes the types
     * @param rdnValues the values
     * 
     * @return the Rdn
     * 
     * @throws InvalidNameException the invalid name exception
     */
    public static Rdn composeRdn( String[] rdnTypes, String[] rdnValues ) throws InvalidNameException
    {
        try
        {
            Ava[] avas = new Ava[rdnTypes.length];
            for ( int i = 0; i < rdnTypes.length; i++ )
            {
                avas[i] = new Ava( rdnTypes[i], rdnValues[i] );
            }
            Rdn rdn = new Rdn( avas );
            return rdn;
        }
        catch ( LdapInvalidDnException e1 )
        {
            throw new InvalidNameException( Messages.error__invalid_rdn );
        }
    }

}