edu.internet2.middleware.grouper
Class FieldFinder

java.lang.Object
  edu.internet2.middleware.grouper.FieldFinder

public class FieldFinder
extends Object

Find fields.

Version:

$Id: FieldFinder.java,v 1.48 2009-08-11 20:18:08 mchyzer Exp $

Author:

blair christensen.

FieldFinder

public FieldFinder()

findFieldId

@Deprecated
public static String findFieldId(String name,
                                            String type)

Deprecated. 

Parameters:

name -

type -

Returns:

the field id

findFieldId

public static String findFieldId(String name,
                                 String type,
                                 boolean exceptionIfNull)

Parameters:

name -

type -

exceptionIfNull -

Returns:

the field id

findAllIdsByType

public static List<String> findAllIdsByType(FieldType type)

find all ids by type

Parameters:

type -

Returns:

all ids by type

find

@Deprecated
public static Field find(String name)
                  throws SchemaException

Deprecated. 

Get the specified field.

 Field f = FieldFinder.find(field);
 

Parameters:

name - Name of Field to return.

Returns:

field

Throws:

SchemaException

find

public static Field find(String name,
                         boolean exceptionIfNotFound)

Get the specified field.

 Field f = FieldFinder.find(field);
 

Parameters:

name - Name of Field to return.

exceptionIfNotFound - true if exception if not found, otherwise null

Returns:

field

Throws:

SchemaException

find

public static Field find(String name,
                         boolean exceptionIfNotFound,
                         boolean includePrivilegeSearch)
                  throws SchemaException

Get the specified field.

 Field f = FieldFinder.find(field);
 

Parameters:

name - Name of Field to return.

exceptionIfNotFound - true if exception if not found, otherwise null

includePrivilegeSearch - if should also use name as privilege

Returns:

field

Throws:

SchemaException

findById

@Deprecated
public static Field findById(String fieldId)

Deprecated. use the overload

Get the specified field by id.

Parameters:

fieldId - fieldId

Returns:

the field or null if fieldId is blank. will throw runtime exception if the field is not found

findById

public static Field findById(String fieldId,
                             boolean exceptionIfNull)

Get the specified field by id.

Parameters:

fieldId - fieldId

exceptionIfNull -

Returns:

the field or null if fieldId is blank. will throw runtime exception if the field is not found

findAll

public static Set findAll()
                   throws GrouperException

Find all fields.

 Set fields = FieldFinder.findAll();
 

Returns:

Set of Field objects.

Throws:

GrouperException

findAllByGroupType

public static Set<Field> findAllByGroupType(GroupType groupType)
                                     throws GrouperDAOException

Parameters:

groupType -

Returns:

set of fields

Throws:

GrouperDAOException

findAllByGroupType

public static Set<Field> findAllByGroupType(String groupTypeId)
                                     throws GrouperDAOException

Parameters:

groupTypeId -

Returns:

set of fields

Throws:

GrouperDAOException

findAllByType

public static Set<Field> findAllByType(FieldType type)
                                throws SchemaException

Find all fields of the specified type.

 Set types = FieldFinder.findAllByType(type);
 

Parameters:

type -

Returns:

set of fields

Throws:

SchemaException

internal_updateKnownFields

public static Map<String,Field> internal_updateKnownFields()

Returns:

map

clearCache

public static void clearCache()

clear cache (e.g. if schema export)

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

Parameters:

args -

Throws:

Exception