HasControls (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.naming.ldap.HasControls interface
Date: 2026-08-19

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## Interface HasControls

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    UnsolicitedNotification

      public interface HasControls

  This interface is for returning controls with objects returned in NamingEnumerations. For example, suppose a server sends back controls with the results of a search operation, the service provider would return a NamingEnumeration of objects that are both SearchResult and implement HasControls.

  >        NamingEnumeration elts = ectx.search((Name)name, filter, sctls);
  >        while (elts.hasMore()) {
  >          Object entry = elts.next();

  >          // Get search result
  >          SearchResult res = (SearchResult)entry;
  >          // do something with it

  >          // Get entry controls
  >          if (entry instanceof HasControls) {
  >              Control[] entryCtls = ((HasControls)entry).getControls();
  >              // do something with controls
  >          }
  >        }

  Since:
    1.3

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Control[]` | `getControls()` Retrieves an array of `Control`s from the object that implements this interface.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getControls

          Control[] getControls()
                         throws NamingException

      Retrieves an array of `Control`s from the object that implements this interface. It is null if there are no controls.
      Returns:
        A possibly null array of `Control` objects.
      Throws:
        `NamingException` - If cannot return controls due to an error.

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