svn commit: r605263 - /directory/shared/branches/bigbang/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/entry/EntryAttribute.java

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Author: elecharny
Date: Tue Dec 18 09:26:14 2007
New Revision: 605263

URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=605263&view=rev
Log:
Added the getUpId in the top level interface

Modified:
    directory/shared/branches/bigbang/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/entry/EntryAttribute.java

Modified: directory/shared/branches/bigbang/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/entry/EntryAttribute.java
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/directory/shared/branches/bigbang/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/entry/EntryAttribute.java?rev=605263&r1=605262&r2=605263&view=diff
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--- directory/shared/branches/bigbang/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/entry/EntryAttribute.java (original)
+++ directory/shared/branches/bigbang/ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/entry/EntryAttribute.java Tue Dec 18 09:26:14 2007
@@ -216,6 +216,20 @@
 
 
     /**
+     * Get's the user provided identifier for this entry.  This is the value
+     * that will be used as the identifier for the attribute within the
+     * entry.  If this is a commonName attribute for example and the user
+     * provides "COMMONname" instead when adding the entry then this is
+     * the format the user will have that entry returned by the directory
+     * server.  To do so we store this value as it was given and track it
+     * in the attribute using this property.
+     *
+     * @return the user provided identifier for this attribute
+     */
+    String getUpId();
+
+    
+    /**
      * Returns an iterator over all the attribute's values.
      * <p>
      * The effect on the returned enumeration of adding or removing values of