Zend_Ldap_Attribute is a helper class providing only static methods to manipulate arrays suitable to the structure used in Zend_Ldap data modification methods and to the data format required by the LDAP server. PHP data types are converted the following way: string No conversion will be done. integer and float The value will be converted to a string. boolean TRUE will be converted to 'TRUE' and FALSE to 'FALSE' object and array The value will be converted to a string by using serialize(). resource If a stream resource is given, the data will be fetched by calling stream_get_contents(). others All other data types (namely non-stream resources) will be ommitted. On reading attribute values the following conversion will take place: 'TRUE' Converted to TRUE. 'FALSE' Converted to FALSE. others All other strings won't be automatically converted and are passed as they are. Method Description void setAttribute(array &$data, string $attribName, mixed $value, boolean $append) Sets the attribute $attribName in $data to the value $value. If $append is TRUE (FALSE by default) $value will be appended to the attribute. $value can be a scalar value or an array of scalar values. Conversion will take place. array|mixed getAttribute(array $data, string $attribName, integer|null $index) Returns the attribute $attribName from $data. If $index is NULL (default) an array will be returned containing all the values for the given attribute. An empty array will be returned if the attribute does not exist in the given array. If an integer index is specified the corresponding value at the given index will be returned. If the index is out of bounds, NULL will be returned. Conversion will take place. boolean attributeHasValue(array &$data, string $attribName, mixed|array $value) Checks if the attribute $attribName in $data has the value(s) given in $value. The method returns TRUE only if all values in $value are present in the attribute. Comparison is done strictly (respecting the data type). void removeDuplicatesFromAttribute(array &$data, string $attribName) Removes all duplicates from the attribute $attribName in $data. void removeFromAttribute(array &$data, string $attribName, mixed|array $value) Removes the value(s) given in $value from the attribute $attribName in $data. string|null convertToLdapValue(mixed $value) Converts a PHP data type into its LDAP representation. See introduction for details. mixed convertFromLdapValue(string $value) Converts an LDAP value into its PHP data type. See introduction for details. string|null convertToLdapDateTimeValue(integer $value, boolean $utc) Converts a timestamp into its LDAP date/time representation. If $utc is TRUE (FALSE by default) the resulting LDAP date/time string will be in UTC, otherwise a local date/time string will be returned. integer|null convertFromLdapDateTimeValue(string $value) Converts LDAP date/time representation into a timestamp. The method returns NULL if $value can not be converted back into a PHP timestamp. void setPassword(array &$data, string $password, string $hashType, string $attribName) Sets a LDAP password for the attribute $attribName in $data. $attribName defaults to 'userPassword' which is the standard password attribute. The password hash can be specified with $hashType. The default value here is Zend_Ldap_Attribute::PASSWORD_HASH_MD5 with Zend_Ldap_Attribute::PASSWORD_HASH_SHA as the other possibilty. string createPassword(string $password, string $hashType) Creates a LDAP password. The password hash can be specified with $hashType. The default value here is Zend_Ldap_Attribute::PASSWORD_HASH_MD5 with Zend_Ldap_Attribute::PASSWORD_HASH_SHA as the other possibilty. void setDateTimeAttribute(array &$data, string $attribName, integer|array $value, boolean $utc, boolean $append) Sets the attribute $attribName in $data to the date/time value $value. If $append is TRUE (FALSE by default) $value will be appended to the attribute. $value can be an integer value or an array of integers. Date-time-conversion according to Zend_Ldap_Attribute::convertToLdapDateTimeValue() will take place. array|integer getDateTimeAttribute(array $data, string $attribName, integer|null $index) Returns the date/time attribute $attribName from $data. If $index is NULL (default) an array will be returned containing all the date/time values for the given attribute. An empty array will be returned if the attribute does not exist in the given array. If an integer index is specified the corresponding date/time value at the given index will be returned. If the index is out of bounds, NULL will be returned. Date-time-conversion according to Zend_Ldap_Attribute::convertFromLdapDateTimeValue() will take place.