ControlFactory (Apache LDAP API 2.0.0.AM2 API Documentation)

Type Parameters:

C - The Control to create

All Known Implementing Classes:

AdDirSyncFactory, AdPolicyHintsFactory, AdShowDeletedFactory, CascadeFactory, ChangeNotificationsFactory, EntryChangeFactory, ManageDsaITFactory, PagedResultsFactory, PasswordPolicyFactory, PermissiveModifyFactory, PersistentSearchFactory, ProxiedAuthzFactory, SortRequestFactory, SortResponseFactory, SubentriesFactory, SyncDoneValueFactory, SyncRequestValueFactory, SyncStateValueFactory, TransactionSpecificationFactory, VirtualListViewRequestFactory, VirtualListViewResponseFactory
```
public interface ControlFactory<C extends Control>
```
Implementors of new codec control extensions must implement a factory using this factory interface, Factory implementations for specific controls are then registered with the codec and used by the codec to encode and decode those controls.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getOid()`
`CodecControl<C>`	`newCodecControl()`	Creates and returns a decorated version of the Control.
`CodecControl<C>`	`newCodecControl(C control)`	Decorates an existing control.

- Method Detail
  - getOid
```
String getOid()
```
    Returns:
    
    The OID of the Control this factory creates.
  - newCodecControl
```
CodecControl<C> newCodecControl()
```
    Creates and returns a decorated version of the Control.
    
    Returns:
    
    The CodecControl decorated version of the Control.
  - newCodecControl
```
CodecControl<C> newCodecControl(C control)
```
    Decorates an existing control. Implementors should check to make sure the supplied Control has not already been decorated to prevent needless decorator nesting.
    
    Parameters:
    
    control - The Control to be decorated.
    
    Returns:
    
    The decorator wrapping the Control.