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* CDDL HEADER START
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* The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the
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* with the License.
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*
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* You can obtain a copy of the license at
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* trunk/opends/resource/legal-notices/OpenDS.LICENSE
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* or https://OpenDS.dev.java.net/OpenDS.LICENSE.
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* See the License for the specific language governing permissions
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* and limitations under the License.
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*
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* When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each
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* file and include the License file at
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*
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*
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* Portions Copyright 2006-2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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*/
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package org.opends.server.api;
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import org.opends.server.types.Entry;
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/**
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* Generic subtree specification interface.
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*/
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public abstract class SubtreeSpecification
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{
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/**
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* Create a new subtree specification.
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*/
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protected SubtreeSpecification()
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{
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// No implementation required.
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}
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/**
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* Determine if an entry is within the scope of the subtree
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* specification.
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*
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* @param entry
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* The entry.
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* @return Returns <code>true</code> if the entry is within the
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* scope of the subtree specification, or <code>false</code>
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* otherwise.
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*/
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public abstract boolean isWithinScope(Entry entry);
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/**
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* Indicates whether the provided object is logically equal to this
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* subtree specification object.
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*
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* @param obj The object for which to make the determination.
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*
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* @return {@code true} if the provided object is logically equal
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* to this subtree specification object, or {@code false}
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* if not.
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*/
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@Override
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public abstract boolean equals(Object obj);
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/**
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* Retrieves the hash code for this subtree specification object.
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*
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* @return The hash code for this subtree specification object.
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*/
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@Override
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public abstract int hashCode();
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/**
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* Append the string representation of the subtree specification to
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* the provided string builder.
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*
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* @param builder
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* The string builder.
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* @return The string builder.
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*/
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public abstract StringBuilder toString(StringBuilder builder);
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/**
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* Retrieves a string representation of this subtree specification
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* object.
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*
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* @return A string representation of this subtree specification
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* object.
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*/
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@Override
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public final String toString()
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{
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StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
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return toString(builder).toString();
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}
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}
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