The javax.naming.directory extends the javax.naming package to provide
functionality for accesssing directory services in addition to naming services.
The Directory Context
The DirContext interface represents a directory context.
DirContext also behaves as a naming context by extending the "Context" interface.
This means that a directory object can also provide a naming context.
It defines methods for searching and updating attibutes associated with a directory entry.
Attributes.
You can use getAttribtues() method to retrieve the attributes associated with a directory entry.
Searches:
DirContext contains methods for performing content based searching of the directory using the search() method.
functionality for accesssing directory services in addition to naming services.
The Directory Context
The DirContext interface represents a directory context.
DirContext also behaves as a naming context by extending the "Context" interface.
This means that a directory object can also provide a naming context.
It defines methods for searching and updating attibutes associated with a directory entry.
Attributes.
You can use getAttribtues() method to retrieve the attributes associated with a directory entry.
Searches:
DirContext contains methods for performing content based searching of the directory using the search() method.
