Felix Knecht wrote: > I suppose this is either always true or false, right? > > if ( attributeType.getSyntax().getSyntaxChecker().isValidSyntax( null ) ) > > http://people.apache.org/~felixk/shared-docs/xref/org/apache/directory/shared/ldap/entry/DefaultEntryAttribute.html#916
No. For example the directory string syntax doesn't allow an empty string, so in that case the syntax checker returns false. But the IA5 string syntax allows an empty string, in that case the syntax checker returns false. Kind Regards, Stefan