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<sect3 id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap-dn">
    <title>Zend_Ldap_Dn</title>

    <para>
        <classname>Zend_Ldap_Dn</classname> provides an object-oriented interface to
        manipulating <acronym>LDAP</acronym> distinguished names (DN). The parameter <varname>$caseFold</varname>
        that is used in several methods determines the way DN attributes are handled
        regarding their case. Allowed values for this paraneter are:
    </para>

    <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
            <term><constant>Zend_Ldap_Dn::ATTR_CASEFOLD_NONE</constant></term>
            <listitem><para>No case-folding will be done.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
            <term><constant>Zend_Ldap_Dn::ATTR_CASEFOLD_UPPER</constant></term>
            <listitem><para>All attributes will be converted to upper-case.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
            <term><constant>Zend_Ldap_Dn::ATTR_CASEFOLD_LOWER</constant></term>
            <listitem><para>All attributes will be converted to lower-case.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>

    <para>
        The default case-folding is <constant>Zend_Ldap_Dn::ATTR_CASEFOLD_NONE</constant> and
        can be set with <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::setDefaultCaseFold()</methodname>. Each instance of
        <classname>Zend_Ldap_Dn</classname> can have its own case-folding-setting. If the
        <varname>$caseFold</varname> parameter is ommitted in method-calls it defaults to the
        instance's case-folding setting.
    </para>

    <para>
        The class implements <code>ArrayAccess</code> to allow indexer-access to the
        different parts of the DN. The <code>ArrayAccess</code>-methods proxy to
        <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::get($offset, 1, null)</methodname> for <code>offsetGet(integer
        $offset)</code>, to <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::set($offset, $value)</methodname> for
        <methodname>offsetSet()</methodname> and to <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::remove($offset, 1)</methodname> for
        <methodname>offsetUnset()</methodname>. <methodname>offsetExists()</methodname> simply checks if the index
        is within the bounds.
    </para>

    <table id="zend.ldap.api.reference.zend-ldap-dn.table">
        <title>Zend_Ldap_Dn API</title>

        <tgroup cols="2">
            <thead>
                <row>
                    <entry>Method</entry>
                    <entry>Description</entry>
                </row>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>Zend_Ldap_Dn factory(string|array $dn,
                        string|null $caseFold)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Creates a <classname>Zend_Ldap_Dn</classname> instance from an array
                        or a string. The array must conform to the array structure detailed
                        under <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::implodeDn()</methodname>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>Zend_Ldap_Dn fromString(string $dn,
                        string|null $caseFold)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Creates a <classname>Zend_Ldap_Dn</classname> instance from a
                        string.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>Zend_Ldap_Dn fromArray(array $dn,
                        string|null $caseFold)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Creates a <classname>Zend_Ldap_Dn</classname> instance from an array.
                        The array must conform to the array structure detailed under
                        <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::implodeDn()</methodname>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>array getRdn(string|null $caseFold)</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Gets the <acronym>RDN</acronym> of the current DN. The return value is an array
                        with the <acronym>RDN</acronym> attribute names its keys and the <acronym>RDN</acronym> attribute
                        values.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>string getRdnString(string|null
                        $caseFold)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Gets the <acronym>RDN</acronym> of the current DN. The return value is a
                        string.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Dn getParentDn(integer
                        $levelUp)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Gets the DN of the current DN's ancestor
                        <varname>$levelUp</varname> levels up the tree. <varname>$levelUp</varname>
                        defaults to <code>1</code>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>array get(integer $index, integer $length, string|null
                        $caseFold)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns a slice of the current DN determined by
                        <varname>$index</varname> and <varname>$length</varname>. <varname>$index</varname>
                        starts with <code>0</code> on the DN part from the left.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Dn set(integer $index, array
                        $value)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Replaces a DN part in the current DN. This operation
                        manipulates the current instance.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Dn remove(integer $index, integer
                        $length)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Removes a DN part from the current DN. This operation
                        manipulates the current instance. <varname>$length</varname> defaults to
                        <code>1</code>
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>Zend_Ldap_Dn append(array $value)</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Appends a DN part to the current DN. This operation
                        manipulates the current instance.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>Zend_Ldap_Dn prepend(array $value)</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Prepends a DN part to the current DN. This operation
                        manipulates the current instance.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <code>Zend_Ldap_Dn insert(integer $index, array
                        $value)</code>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Inserts a DN part after the index <varname>$index</varname> to the
                        current DN. This operation manipulates the current
                        instance.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>void setCaseFold(string|null $caseFold)</code></entry>

                    <entry>
                        Sets the case-folding option to the current DN instance. If
                        <varname>$caseFold</varname> is <constant>NULL</constant> the default
                        case-folding setting (<constant>Zend_Ldap_Dn::ATTR_CASEFOLD_NONE</constant>
                        by default or set via
                        <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::setDefaultCaseFold()</methodname> will be set for
                        the current instance.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>string toString(string|null $caseFold)</code></entry>
                    <entry>Returns DN as a string.</entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>array toArray(string|null $caseFold)</code></entry>
                    <entry>Returns DN as an array.</entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry><code>string __toString()</code></entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns DN as a string - proxies to
                        <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::toString(null)</methodname>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>void setDefaultCaseFold(string
                        $caseFold)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Sets the default case-folding option used by all instances
                        on creation by default. Already existing instances are not affected
                        by this setting.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>array escapeValue(string|array
                        $values)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>Escapes a DN value according to <acronym>RFC</acronym> 2253.</entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>array unescapeValue(string|array
                        $values)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Undoes the conversion done by
                        <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::escapeValue()</methodname>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>array explodeDn(string $dn, array
                        &amp;$keys, array &amp;$vals, string|null $caseFold)</code>
                        </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Explodes the DN <varname>$dn</varname> into an array containing
                        all parts of the given DN. <varname>$keys</varname> optinally receive DN
                        keys (e.g. CN, OU, DC, ...). <varname>$vals</varname> optionally receive
                        DN values. The resulting array will be of type
                    <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
array(
array("cn" => "name1", "uid" => "user"),
array("cn" => "name2"),
array("dc" => "example"),
array("dc" => "org")
)
]]></programlisting>for a DN of <code>cn=name1+uid=user,cn=name2,dc=example,dc=org</code>.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>boolean checkDn(string $dn, array
                        &amp;$keys, array &amp;$vals, string|null $caseFold)</code>
                        </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Checks if a given DN <varname>$dn</varname> is malformed. If
                        <varname>$keys</varname> or <varname>$keys</varname> and <varname>$vals</varname> are
                        given, these arrays will be filled with the appropriate DN keys and
                        values.
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>string implodeRdn(array $part, string|null
                        $caseFold)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Returns a DN part in the form
                        <code>$attribute=$value</code>
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>string implodeDn(array $dnArray,
                        string|null $caseFold, string $separator)</code>
                        </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Implodes an array in the form delivered by
                        <methodname>Zend_Ldap_Dn::explodeDn()</methodname> to a DN string.
                        <varname>$separator</varname> defaults to <code>','</code> but some LDAP
                        servers also understand <code>';'</code>. <varname>$dnArray</varname>
                        must of type
                    <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
array(
array("cn" => "name1", "uid" => "user"),
array("cn" => "name2"),
array("dc" => "example"),
array("dc" => "org")
)
]]></programlisting>
                    </entry>
                </row>
                <row>
                    <entry>
                        <emphasis><code>boolean isChildOf(string|Zend_Ldap_Dn
                        $childDn, string|Zend_Ldap_Dn $parentDn)</code> </emphasis>
                    </entry>
                    <entry>
                        Checks if given <varname>$childDn</varname> is beneath
                        <varname>$parentDn</varname> subtree.
                    </entry>
                </row>
            </tbody>
        </tgroup>
    </table>
</sect3>