AttributeFactory (OpenAM Project 16.0.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.forgerock.openam.radius.common.AttributeFactory

```
public final class AttributeFactory
extends Object
```
Translates the attribute type code held in the first octet of the on-the-wire representation of a specific radius attribute into the corresponding java object used to interact with attribute fields of that type.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static Attribute`	`createAttribute(byte[] data)`	Performs the translation based upon the first octed in the passed in on-the-wire representation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - createAttribute
```
public static Attribute createAttribute(byte[] data)
```
    Performs the translation based upon the first octed in the passed in on-the-wire representation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    data - the raw octets received in a radius packet on the wire for the attribute including leading attribute type code octet and length octet.
    
    Returns:
    
    the corresponding subclass of the Attribute class or an instance of the com.sun.identity.authentication.modules.radius.client.UnknownAttribute class if the field type is unrecognized and hence not supported.