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e491. Getting an Attribute's Schema from the Directory

This example reads an attribute's schema from the directory.
    try {
        // Get an attribute of that type
        Attributes attrs = ctx.getAttributes("cn=Ted Geisel, ou=People", new String[]{"cn"});
        Attribute cnAttr = attrs.get("cn");
    
        // Get its attribute definition
        DirContext cnSchema = cnAttr.getAttributeDefinition();
    
        // Get cnSchema's attributes
        Attributes cnAttrs = cnSchema.getAttributes("");
    } catch (NamingException e) {
    }

 Related Examples
e481. Creating an Initial Context to a Directory
e482. Reading an Object's Attributes from the Directory
e483. Modifying an Object's Attributes in the Directory
e484. Creating a Directory Entry
e485. Adding a Binding with Attributes to the Directory
e486. Performing a Basic Directory Search
e487. Searching the Directory by Using a Search Filter
e488. Searching a Subtree in the Directory
e489. Cancelling a Directory Search
e490. Getting an Object's Schema from the Directory
e492. Authenticating to the Directory


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