Example: Writing a Java™ class to format names returned in a search
To return a user name in a format that is not available in an LDAP directory entry attribute, you can write a Java™ class that manipulates existing information in the LDAP directory to produce the user name in the desired format.
About this task
In most environments, the value of the The attribute of the person entry that defines the user's name setting can specify a common LDAP directory attribute, such as cn (common name) or mail (email address). When configured in this way, the search returns the value assigned to a user's cn or mail directory attribute and displays this value in the HCL® Sametime® client user interface.
- Combines the values of two LDAP directory attributes to produce the user name in a desired format.
- Edits the information in a single LDAP directory attribute to produce the user name in a format that is different than the value specified by the attribute.
Example
The sample code that follows shows how to combines the values of the sn and givenName attributes to return a user name with the surname shown first, assuming the following requirements:
- LDAP searches must return a user name in the format surname, given name (for example: Smith, John)
- None of the LDAP directory attributes specify the user name in the surname, given name format.
- The LDAP directory attribute sn specifies each user's surname.
- The LDAP directory attribute givenName specifies each user's given name.
Sample code
This example takes values from the sn and givenName directory attributes and combines these values into a single display name in the format of surname, given name.
public class StLdapCustomizedAttributes
{
public static String displayName (String givenName, String sn)
{
String result = sn + ", " + givenName;
return result;
}
}