public Collection<LDAPSearchResult> search(final LDAPFilter filter) {
Assert.notNull(filter, "filter");
try {
if ((this.connectOnSearch) && (!this.isConnected())) {
this.connect();
}
Assert.notNull(this.context, "context");
SearchControls controls = new SearchControls();
controls.setReturningAttributes(filter.getAttributes());
controls.setCountLimit(filter.getLimit());
controls.setTimeLimit(0);
controls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE);
NamingEnumeration<SearchResult> results =
this.context.search(filter.getBaseName(), filter.getFilter(), controls);
Collection<LDAPSearchResult> c = LDAPHelper.toCollection(results);
if (this.connectOnSearch) {
this.disconnect();
}
return c;
} catch (NamingException e) {
throw new LDAPException(e);
}
}
