I am trying to query two attributes from...
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Sep 2003
Q.
I am trying to query two attributes from an LDAP query: (1) a cn, and (2) a network address. I understand that the networkAddress attribute is returned as an array reference. However, the following code won't let me treat this apparent array(attrib) as anything but a string (see the error below):
java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String
//code used
for (NamingEnumeration enum =
attrs.getAll(); enum.hasMore();) {
Attribute attrib =
(Attribute)enum.next();
if(attrib.getID().equalsIgnoreCase("networkAddress") )
{
Object thisAddress=attrib.get();
//fails here
Vector vO=(Vector)thisAddress;
}
How can I get at elements of something which will only be treated as a string?
A.
Your modified code will look as follows:
if(attrib.getID().equalsIgnoreCase("networkAddress") )
{
NamingEnumeration ne = attrib.getAll();
while(ne.hasMore())
String attribVal = (String) ne.next();
}
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