/**
* Retrieves the value of the specified attribute as a string.
*
* @param attributeName The name of the target attribute.
* @return The string value of the specified attribute, or {@code null} if it does not exist in
* the entry.
*/
protected final String getString(final String attributeName) {
final String valueStr = entry.getAttributeValue(attributeName);
if ((valueStr == null) && debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(entry, "No value for string attribute " + attributeName);
}
return valueStr;
}
/**
* Retrieves the value of the specified attribute as a {@code Boolean} object.
*
* @param attributeName The name of the target attribute.
* @return The {@code Boolean} object parsed from the specified attribute, or {@code null} if the
* attribute does not exist in the entry or it cannot be parsed as a {@code Boolean} value.
*/
protected final Boolean getBoolean(final String attributeName) {
final String valueStr = entry.getAttributeValue(attributeName);
if (valueStr == null) {
if (debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(entry, "No value for Boolean attribute " + attributeName);
}
return null;
} else if (valueStr.equalsIgnoreCase("true")) {
return Boolean.TRUE;
} else if (valueStr.equalsIgnoreCase("false")) {
return Boolean.FALSE;
} else {
if (debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(
entry, "Invalid value '" + valueStr + "' for Boolean attribute " + attributeName);
}
return null;
}
}
/**
* Retrieves the value of the specified attribute as a {@code Long} object.
*
* @param attributeName The name of the target attribute.
* @return The {@code Long} object parsed from the specified attribute, or {@code null} if the
* attribute does not exist in the entry or it cannot be parsed as a {@code Long} value.
*/
protected final Long getLong(final String attributeName) {
final String valueStr = entry.getAttributeValue(attributeName);
if (valueStr == null) {
if (debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(entry, "No value for Long attribute " + attributeName);
}
return null;
} else {
try {
return Long.parseLong(valueStr);
} catch (Exception e) {
debugException(e);
if (debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(
entry, "Invalid value '" + valueStr + "' for Long attribute " + attributeName);
}
return null;
}
}
}
/**
* Retrieves the value of the specified attribute as a {@code Date} object.
*
* @param attributeName The name of the target attribute.
* @return The {@code Date} object parsed from the specified attribute, or {@code null} if the
* attribute does not exist in the entry or it cannot be parsed as a {@code Date} value.
*/
protected final Date getDate(final String attributeName) {
final String valueStr = entry.getAttributeValue(attributeName);
if (valueStr == null) {
if (debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(entry, "No value for Date attribute " + attributeName);
}
return null;
} else {
try {
return decodeGeneralizedTime(valueStr);
} catch (Exception e) {
debugException(e);
if (debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(
entry, "Invalid value '" + valueStr + "' for Date attribute " + attributeName);
}
return null;
}
}
}