ConnectionUtils (OpenDJ Directory Services Project 5.2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

java.lang.Object
- org.opends.admin.ads.util.ConnectionUtils

```
public class ConnectionUtils
extends Object
```
Class providing some utilities to create LDAP connections using JNDI and to manage entries retrieved using JNDI.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static List<String>`	`allValuesAsStrings(Entry entry, String attrDesc)`	Returns all the values of this attribute decoded as UTF-8 strings, in the order they were returned by the server.
`static String`	`firstValueAsString(Entry entry, String attrDesc)`	Returns the first attribute value in this attribute decoded as a UTF-8 string.

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

- Method Detail
  - firstValueAsString
```
public static String firstValueAsString(Entry entry,
                                        String attrDesc)
```
    Returns the first attribute value in this attribute decoded as a UTF-8 string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entry - the entry
    
    attrDesc - the attribute description
    
    Returns:
    
    The first attribute value in this attribute decoded as a UTF-8 string.
  - allValuesAsStrings
```
public static List<String> allValuesAsStrings(Entry entry,
                                              String attrDesc)
```
    Returns all the values of this attribute decoded as UTF-8 strings, in the order they were returned by the server.
    
    Parameters:
    
    entry - the entry
    
    attrDesc - the attribute description
    
    Returns:
    
    all the values of this attribute decoded as UTF-8 strings, an empty list if the attribute is not present.