| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| javax.naming.directory | Extends the javax.naming package to provide functionality
for accessing directory services. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(Name name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(Name name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes)Searches in a single context for objects that contain a
 specified set of attributes. | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(Name name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes,
      String[] attributesToReturn) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(Name name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes,
      String[] attributesToReturn)Searches in a single context for objects that contain a
 specified set of attributes, and retrieves selected attributes. | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(Name name,
      String filterExpr,
      Object[] filterArgs,
      SearchControls cons) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(Name name,
      String filterExpr,
      Object[] filterArgs,
      SearchControls cons)Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the
 given search filter. | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(Name name,
      String filter,
      SearchControls cons) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(Name name,
      String filter,
      SearchControls cons)Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the
 given search filter. | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(String name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(String name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes)Searches in a single context for objects that contain a
 specified set of attributes. | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(String name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes,
      String[] attributesToReturn) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(String name,
      Attributes matchingAttributes,
      String[] attributesToReturn)Searches in a single context for objects that contain a
 specified set of attributes, and retrieves selected attributes. | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(String name,
      String filterExpr,
      Object[] filterArgs,
      SearchControls cons) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(String name,
      String filterExpr,
      Object[] filterArgs,
      SearchControls cons)Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the
 given search filter. | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | InitialDirContext. search(String name,
      String filter,
      SearchControls cons) | |
| NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> | DirContext. search(String name,
      String filter,
      SearchControls cons)Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the
 given search filter. | 
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