[LDAP TEMPLATE] Imprecise search

[mlk92]

Hi everybody,

I'm actually using LdapTemplate to search some user account and display them through a web page.

My code seems as below:

public SearchControls getControls() {
		controls = new SearchControls();
		controls.setCountLimit(10);
		controls.setSearchScope(SearchControls.SUBTREE_SCOPE);
		return controls;
}

public List searchAccounts(String login){
		
		// Filters
		AndFilter filter = new AndFilter();
		filter.and(new EqualsFilter("objectclass", "inetOrgPerson"));
		filter.and(new EqualsFilter("cn", login));
		
		return ldapTemplate.search("", filter.encode(), controls, new AccountMapper());
	}

The search works fine, but only if the filter is precise.

Per example,
if the filter is "toto", ldaptemplate will found one or several results with a login "toto".
if the filter is "to" or "to*", ldaptemplate will not found results.

How can i implement an imprecise search? i want to be able to search an account with a not specific term.

Thanks all !

[mlk92]

Finally, i found a solution... I'm using the another type of filter, "LikeFilter"

Example :

AndFilter filter = new AndFilter();
		filter.and(new EqualsFilter("objectclass", "inetOrgPerson"));
		filter.and(new LikeFilter("cn", login));

This filter allows to add an "*" in your search terms, per example, you could have a keyword like "spr*"and the results could be "spring", "spread" or anything else that begins by "spr".