RegexNormalizer (Apache LDAP API 2.1.1 API Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.AbstractSchemaObject
- - org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.LoadableSchemaObject
  - - org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.Normalizer
    - - org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.normalizers.RegexNormalizer

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, SchemaObject
```
public class RegexNormalizer
extends Normalizer
```
A Normalizer that uses Perl5 based regular expressions to normalize values.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.Normalizer
  serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

RegexNormalizer(String oid, Pattern[] regexes)
Creates a Perl5 regular expression based normalizer.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`normalize(String value)`	Gets the normalized value of AssertionValues.
`String`	`normalize(String value, PrepareString.AssertionType assertionType)`	Gets the normalized value of a substring assertion.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.Normalizer
equals, setSchemaManager

Methods inherited from class org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.LoadableSchemaObject
copy, getBytecode, getFqcn, hashCode, isValid, setBytecode, setFqcn

Methods inherited from class org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.AbstractSchemaObject
addExtension, addExtension, addName, clear, copy, getDescription, getExtension, getExtensions, getName, getNames, getObjectType, getOid, getSchemaName, getSpecification, hasExtension, isDisabled, isEnabled, isObsolete, lock, setDescription, setEnabled, setExtensions, setNames, setNames, setObsolete, setOid, setSchemaName, setSpecification, unlock

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - RegexNormalizer
```
public RegexNormalizer(String oid,
                       Pattern[] regexes)
```
    Creates a Perl5 regular expression based normalizer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    oid - The MR OID to use for this Normalizer
    
    regexes - the set of regular expressions used to transform values
- Method Detail
  - normalize
```
public String normalize(String value)
```
    Gets the normalized value of AssertionValues.
    
    Specified by:
    
    normalize in class Normalizer
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value to normalize. It must *not* be null !
    
    Returns:
    
    the normalized form for a value
  - normalize
```
public String normalize(String value,
                        PrepareString.AssertionType assertionType)
```
    Gets the normalized value of a substring assertion.
    
    Specified by:
    
    normalize in class Normalizer
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the substring value to normalize. It must *not* be null !
    
    assertionType - The type of assertion
    
    Returns:
    
    the normalized form for a value
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Description copied from class: Normalizer
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Normalizer
    
    See Also:
    
    Object.toString()