| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| javax.naming.directory | Extends the javax.naming package to provide functionality
for accessing directory services. | 
| javax.naming.event | Provides support for event notification when accessing naming and
directory services. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| 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,
      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. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | EventDirContext. addNamingListener(Name target,
                 String filter,
                 Object[] filterArgs,
                 SearchControls ctls,
                 NamingListener l)Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired
 when objects identified by the search filter filter and
 filter arguments at the object named by the target are modified. | 
| void | EventDirContext. addNamingListener(Name target,
                 String filter,
                 SearchControls ctls,
                 NamingListener l)Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired
 when objects identified by the search filter filter at
 the object named by target are modified. | 
| void | EventDirContext. addNamingListener(String target,
                 String filter,
                 Object[] filterArgs,
                 SearchControls ctls,
                 NamingListener l)Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired when
 objects identified by the search filter filter
 and filter arguments at the
 object named by the string target name are modified. | 
| void | EventDirContext. addNamingListener(String target,
                 String filter,
                 SearchControls ctls,
                 NamingListener l)Adds a listener for receiving naming events fired when
 objects identified by the search filter filter at the
 object named by the string target name are modified. | 
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