LDAP syntax for GetLdapUsers - contains?

[stephan.steiner]

The Web GUI allows me to search for "contains", "matches" and "begins with".

Matches seems to map to "is", begins with is "beginswith", but what is contains?

[amoherek]

Hi Stephen,

Perhaps "matches" is an exact match, but "contains" is a match where the value can anywhere in the string.

Where in the web GUI do you see this? I could not find an example of "matches".

Thanks,

Adrienne

[stephan.steiner]

No idea how I got to "matches"... the dropdown in the unity admin interface lists "Begins With", "Contains" and "Is Exactly"

So I guess I meant "Is Exactly".

[stephan.steiner]

So.. what is "contains" then in the api?

[amoherek]

Contains means the string can be found at any place in the value.

For example, let's assume these are all of the aliases for an end user in the database: sue, joe, suesmith, suejoesmith, and smithjoe.

If you search for an end user where alias contains joe, then your search results will provide the aliases joe, suejoesmith and smithjoe. It's similar to using a wildcard (*) like this: *joe*

Thanks,

Adrienne

[stephan.steiner]

And whats the syntax I send to the api? Can you show me the full URI you'd make to get a list of ldap users whose alias contain 'joe'?

Here's the Syntax I use to get ldap users whose alias starts with Joe:

query=(alias startswith joe)

This is if I want the user whose alias is 'Joe':

query=(alias is joe)

And now, what do I write instead of 'startswith' and 'is' if I want to have all users whose alias contains Joe?

[amoherek]

I have verified there is no "contains" query available in the API. It is only available through the UI.

[JacobMunson]

Does anyone know if "contains" has been added to the API?