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package org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import org.identityconnectors.common.CollectionUtil;
import org.identityconnectors.common.StringUtil;
import org.identityconnectors.common.security.GuardedString;
import org.identityconnectors.framework.api.operations.CreateApiOp;
import org.identityconnectors.framework.api.operations.SearchApiOp;
import org.identityconnectors.framework.common.FrameworkUtil;
/**
* Simplifies constructing instances of {@link Attribute}.
* A {@code Connector} developer does not need to implement the {@code Attribute} interface.
* The builder returns an instance of an implementation of {@link Attribute}
* that overrides the methods {@code equals()}, {@code hashcode()} and {@code toString()}
* to provide a uniform and robust class.
* This implementation is backed by an {@link ArrayList} that contains the values
* and preserves the order of those values
* (in case the order of values is significant to the target system or application).
*
* @author Will Droste
* @version $Revision: 1.7 $
* @since 1.0
*/
public final class AttributeBuilder {
private final static String NAME_ERROR = "Name must not be blank!";
String _name;
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