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package org.apache.oodt.commons.util;

/** LDAP services.
 *
 * This class provides LDAP convenience services.
 *
 * @author Kelly
 */
public class LDAP {
	/** Convert the given string into an LDAP-safe query string.
	 *
	 * This method escapes certain characters that are special in LDAP query strings.
	 *
	 * @return An escaped, LDAP-safe string.
	 */
	public static String toLDAPString(String str) {
		StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
		for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); ++i) {
			char ch = str.charAt(i);
			switch (ch) {
				case '*':
					result.append("\\2a");
					break;
				case '(':
					result.append("\\28");
					break;
				case ')':
					result.append("\\29");
					break;
				case '\\':
					result.append("\\5c");
					break;
				default:
					result.append(ch);
					break;
			}
		}
		return result.toString();
	}
}