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package org.apache.directory.api.dsmlv2.request;


/**
 * Object to store the filter. A filter is seen as a tree with a root.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class AttributeValueAssertionFilter extends Filter
{
    /** The assertion. */
    private AttributeValueAssertion assertion;

    /** The filter type */
    private int filterType;


    /**
     * The constructor.
     * 
     * @param filterType The filter type
     */
    public AttributeValueAssertionFilter( int filterType )
    {
        this.filterType = filterType;
    }


    /**
     * Get the assertion
     * 
     * @return Returns the assertion.
     */
    public AttributeValueAssertion getAssertion()
    {
        return assertion;
    }


    /**
     * Set the assertion
     * 
     * @param assertion The assertion to set.
     */
    public void setAssertion( AttributeValueAssertion assertion )
    {
        this.assertion = assertion;
    }


    /**
     * Get the filter type
     * 
     * @return Returns the filterType.
     */
    public int getFilterType()
    {
        return filterType;
    }


    /**
     * Set the filter type
     * 
     * @param filterType The filterType to set.
     */
    public void setFilterType( int filterType )
    {
        this.filterType = filterType;
    }


    /**
     * Return a string compliant with RFC 2254 representing an item filter
     * 
     * @return The item filter string
     */
    public String toString()
    {
        return assertion != null ? assertion.toStringRFC2254( filterType ) : "";
    }
}
