Rename an entry and keep its old RDN as an attribute - Java JNDI

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Rename an entry and keep its old RDN as an attribute

Demo Code

import javax.naming.*;
import javax.naming.directory.*;

import java.util.Hashtable;

/**//from www .j av  a 2  s. c  o m
 * Demonstrates how to rename an entry and keep its old RDN as an attribute.
 *
 * usage: java RenameKeepRDN
 */
class RenameKeepRDN {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Set up environment for creating initial context
        Hashtable<String, Object> env = new Hashtable<String, Object>(11);
        env.put(Context.INITIAL_CONTEXT_FACTORY,
                "com.sun.jndi.ldap.LdapCtxFactory");
        env.put(Context.PROVIDER_URL, "ldap://localhost:389/o=JNDITutorial");

        // Set property to keep RDN
        env.put("java.naming.ldap.deleteRDN", "false");

        try {
            // Create initial context
            DirContext ctx = new InitialDirContext(env);

            // Perform rename
            ctx.rename("cn=C. User, ou=NewHires",
                    "cn=Claude User,ou=NewHires");

            // Check that it worked
            System.out.println(ctx
                    .getAttributes("cn=Claude User,ou=NewHires"));

            // Revert change 
            // Make sure new name doesn't get converted into attribute

            ctx.removeFromEnvironment("java.naming.ldap.deleteRDN");
            ctx.rename("cn=Claude User, ou=NewHires",
                    "cn=C. User,ou=NewHires");

            // Check that we are back at our original setup
            System.out.println(ctx.getAttributes("cn=C. User,ou=NewHires"));

            // Close the context when we're done
            ctx.close();
        } catch (NamingException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

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