/**
* Retrieves the set of values of the specified attribute as a string list.
*
* @param attributeName The name of the target attribute.
* @return The string values of the specified attribute, or an empty list if the specified
* attribute does not exist in the entry.
*/
protected final List<String> getStrings(final String attributeName) {
final String[] valueStrs = entry.getAttributeValues(attributeName);
if (valueStrs == null) {
if (debugEnabled(DebugType.MONITOR)) {
debugMonitor(entry, "No values for string attribute " + attributeName);
}
return Collections.emptyList();
}
return Collections.unmodifiableList(Arrays.asList(valueStrs));
}
