public Filter createBaseFilter() {
   if (auxiliaryClasses.length == 0) {
     return Filter.createEqualityFilter("objectClass", structuralClass);
   } else {
     final ArrayList<Filter> comps = new ArrayList<Filter>(1 + auxiliaryClasses.length);
     comps.add(Filter.createEqualityFilter("objectClass", structuralClass));
     for (final String s : auxiliaryClasses) {
       comps.add(Filter.createEqualityFilter("objectClass", s));
     }
     return Filter.createANDFilter(comps);
   }
 }
  private Filter createFilter(final T o, final AtomicBoolean addedRequiredOrAllowed)
      throws LDAPPersistException {
    final ArrayList<Attribute> attrs = new ArrayList<Attribute>(5);
    attrs.add(objectClassAttribute);

    for (final FieldInfo i : requiredFilterFields) {
      final Attribute a = i.encode(o, true);
      if (a == null) {
        throw new LDAPPersistException(
            ERR_OBJECT_HANDLER_FILTER_MISSING_REQUIRED_FIELD.get(i.getField().getName()));
      } else {
        attrs.add(a);
        addedRequiredOrAllowed.set(true);
      }
    }

    for (final GetterInfo i : requiredFilterGetters) {
      final Attribute a = i.encode(o);
      if (a == null) {
        throw new LDAPPersistException(
            ERR_OBJECT_HANDLER_FILTER_MISSING_REQUIRED_GETTER.get(i.getMethod().getName()));
      } else {
        attrs.add(a);
        addedRequiredOrAllowed.set(true);
      }
    }

    for (final FieldInfo i : alwaysAllowedFilterFields) {
      final Attribute a = i.encode(o, true);
      if (a != null) {
        attrs.add(a);
        addedRequiredOrAllowed.set(true);
      }
    }

    for (final GetterInfo i : alwaysAllowedFilterGetters) {
      final Attribute a = i.encode(o);
      if (a != null) {
        attrs.add(a);
        addedRequiredOrAllowed.set(true);
      }
    }

    for (final FieldInfo i : conditionallyAllowedFilterFields) {
      final Attribute a = i.encode(o, true);
      if (a != null) {
        attrs.add(a);
      }
    }

    for (final GetterInfo i : conditionallyAllowedFilterGetters) {
      final Attribute a = i.encode(o);
      if (a != null) {
        attrs.add(a);
      }
    }

    final ArrayList<Filter> comps = new ArrayList<Filter>(attrs.size());
    for (final Attribute a : attrs) {
      for (final ASN1OctetString v : a.getRawValues()) {
        comps.add(Filter.createEqualityFilter(a.getName(), v.getValue()));
      }
    }

    if (superclassHandler != null) {
      final Filter f = superclassHandler.createFilter(o, addedRequiredOrAllowed);
      if (f.getFilterType() == Filter.FILTER_TYPE_AND) {
        comps.addAll(Arrays.asList(f.getComponents()));
      } else {
        comps.add(f);
      }
    }

    return Filter.createANDFilter(comps);
  }