CompareRequest (UnboundID Server SDK)

All Superinterfaces:

Request

All Known Subinterfaces:

UpdatableCompareRequest
```
@NotExtensible
@ThreadSafety(level=INTERFACE_NOT_THREADSAFE)
public interface CompareRequest
extends Request
```
This interface defines a set of methods which may be used to interact with a compare request.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ByteString`	`getAssertionValue()`	Retrieves the assertion value to compare against the values of the target attribute.
`java.lang.String`	`getAttributeType()`	Retrieves the name or OID of the attribute to compare.
`java.lang.String`	`getDN()`	Retrieves the DN of the entry to compare.
`ReadOnlyCompareRequest`	`toLDAPSDKRequest()`	Retrieves an LDAP SDK representation of this compare request.

Methods inherited from interface com.unboundid.directory.sdk.common.operation.Request
getOperationType, getRequestControls

- Method Detail
  - getDN
```
java.lang.String getDN()
```
    Retrieves the DN of the entry to compare.
    
    Returns:
    
    The DN of the entry to compare.
  - getAttributeType
```
java.lang.String getAttributeType()
```
    Retrieves the name or OID of the attribute to compare.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name or OID of the attribute to compare.
  - getAssertionValue
```
ByteString getAssertionValue()
```
    Retrieves the assertion value to compare against the values of the target attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    The assertion value to compare against the values of the target attribute.
  - toLDAPSDKRequest
```
ReadOnlyCompareRequest toLDAPSDKRequest()
```
    Retrieves an LDAP SDK representation of this compare request.
    
    Returns:
    
    An LDAP SDK representation of this compare request.