ProtocolElement (OpenDJ Directory Services Project 5.2.0-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

Entry, LDAPMessage, SearchResultEntry
```
@PublicAPI(stability=VOLATILE,
           mayExtend=true,
           mayInvoke=true)
public interface ProtocolElement
```
This interface defines a set of methods that must be implemented by any class that forms the basis for a protocol element (e.g., an ASN.1 element, an LDAP message, etc.).

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getProtocolElementName()`	Retrieves the name of the protocol associated with this protocol element.
`void`	`toString(StringBuilder buffer)`	Appends a string representation of this protocol element to the provided buffer.
`void`	`toString(StringBuilder buffer, int indent)`	Appends a string representation of this protocol element to the provided buffer.

- Method Detail
  - getProtocolElementName
```
String getProtocolElementName()
```
    Retrieves the name of the protocol associated with this protocol element.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the protocol associated with this protocol element.
  - toString
```
void toString(StringBuilder buffer)
```
    Appends a string representation of this protocol element to the provided buffer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    buffer - The buffer into which the string representation should be written.
  - toString
```
void toString(StringBuilder buffer,
              int indent)
```
    Appends a string representation of this protocol element to the provided buffer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    buffer - The buffer into which the string representation should be written.
    
    indent - The number of spaces that should be used to indent the resulting string representation.