Java tutorial
import java.util.Enumeration; import java.util.Hashtable; import javax.naming.Context; import javax.naming.NamingEnumeration; import javax.naming.directory.Attribute; import javax.naming.directory.Attributes; import javax.naming.directory.DirContext; import javax.naming.directory.InitialDirContext; import javax.naming.directory.SearchControls; import javax.naming.directory.SearchResult; public class Main { public static String INITCTX = "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory"; public static String MY_HOST = "ldap://localhost:1389"; public static String MY_SEARCHBASE = "o=server.com"; public static String MY_FILTER = "(sn=Carter)"; public static String MY_ATTRS[] = { "cn", "mail" }; public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception { Hashtable env = new Hashtable(); env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY, INITCTX); env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, MY_HOST); DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env); SearchControls constraints = new SearchControls(); constraints.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE); NamingEnumeration results = ctx.search(MY_SEARCHBASE, MY_FILTER, constraints); while (results != null && results.hasMore()) { SearchResult sr = (SearchResult) results.next(); String dn = sr.getName() + ", " + MY_SEARCHBASE; System.out.println("Distinguished Name is " + dn); Attributes ar = ctx.getAttributes(dn, MY_ATTRS); if (ar == null) { System.out.println("Entry " + dn + " has none of the specified attributes\n"); return; } for (int i = 0; i < MY_ATTRS.length; i++) { Attribute attr = ar.get(MY_ATTRS[i]); if (attr == null) { continue; } System.out.println(MY_ATTRS[i] + ":"); for (Enumeration vals = attr.getAll(); vals.hasMoreElements();) { System.out.println("\t" + vals.nextElement()); } } } } }