Performing a Basic Directory Search
This example searches the directory for objects that have certain specified attributes. 

 
 try {
     // Specify the ids of the attributes to return
     String[] attrIDs = {"sn", "telephonenumber",
       "golfhandicap", "mail"};
                                                            
     // Specify the attributes to match
     // Ask for objects that have attribute "sn" == 
     // Geisel and the "mail" attribute
     Attributes matchAttrs = new BasicAttributes(
       true); // ignore case
     matchAttrs.put(new BasicAttribute(
       "sn", "Geisel"));
     matchAttrs.put(new BasicAttribute("mail"));
     
     // Search for objects with those matching
     // attributes
     NamingEnumeration enum = ctx.search(
       "ou=People", matchAttrs, attrIDs);
     
     while (enum.hasMore()) {
         SearchResult entry = 
           (SearchResult)enum.next();
         process(entry);
     }
 } catch (NamingException e) {
 }