Package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema

Class ObjectClass

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, SchemaObject
    public class ObjectClass
extends AbstractSchemaObject
    An objectClass definition.

    According to ldapbis [MODELS]: 

      Object Class definitions are written according to the ABNF:

    ObjectClassDescription = LPAREN WSP
        numericoid                ; object identifier
        [ SP "NAME" SP qdescrs ]  ; short names (descriptors)
        [ SP "DESC" SP qdstring ] ; description
        [ SP "OBSOLETE" ]         ; not active
        [ SP "SUP" SP oids ]      ; superior object classes
        [ SP kind ]               ; kind of class
        [ SP "MUST" SP oids ]     ; attribute types
        [ SP "MAY" SP oids ]      ; attribute types
        extensions WSP RPAREN

     kind = "ABSTRACT" / "STRUCTURAL" / "AUXILIARY"

   where:
     [numericoid] is object identifier assigned to this object class;
     NAME [qdescrs] are short names (descriptors) identifying this object
         class;
     DESC [qdstring] is a short descriptive string;
     OBSOLETE indicates this object class is not active;
     SUP [oids] specifies the direct superclasses of this object class;
     the kind of object class is indicated by one of ABSTRACT,
         STRUCTURAL, or AUXILIARY, default is STRUCTURAL;
     MUST and MAY specify the sets of required and allowed attribute
         types, respectively; and
    [extensions] describe extensions.
    Author:
    Apache Directory Project
    See Also:
    RFC2252 Section 4.4, ldapbis [MODELS], Serialized Form