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package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.aci;


import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.aci.protectedItem.AllUserAttributeTypesAndValuesItem;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.aci.protectedItem.AllUserAttributeTypesItem;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.aci.protectedItem.EntryItem;


/**
 * Defines the items to which the access controls apply.  It's one of the
 * following elements :
 * <ul>
 * <li>AllAttributeValuesItem</li>
 * <li>AllUserAttributeTypesAndValuesItem</li>
 * <li>AllUserAttributeTypesItem</li>
 * <li>AttributeTypeItem</li>
 * <li>AttributeValueItem</li>
 * <li>ClassesItem</li>
 * <li>EntryItem</li>
 * <li>MaxImmSubItem</li>
 * <li>MaxValueCountItem</li>
 * <li>RangeOfValuesItem</li>
 * <li>RestrictedByItem</li>
 * <li>SelfValueItem</li>
 * </ul>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public abstract class ProtectedItem
{
    /**
     * The entry contents as a whole. In case of a family member, it also means
     * the entry content of each subordinate family member within the same
     * compound attribute. It does not necessarily include the information in
     * these entries. This element shall be ignored if the classes element is
     * present, since this latter element selects protected entries (and
     * subordinate family members) on the basis of their object class.
     */
    public static final EntryItem ENTRY = new EntryItem();

    /**
     * All user attribute type information associated with the entry, but not
     * values associated with those attributes.
     */
    public static final AllUserAttributeTypesItem ALL_USER_ATTRIBUTE_TYPES = new AllUserAttributeTypesItem();

    /**
     * All user attribute information associated with the entry, including all
     * values of all user attributes.
     */
    public static final AllUserAttributeTypesAndValuesItem ALL_USER_ATTRIBUTE_TYPES_AND_VALUES = new AllUserAttributeTypesAndValuesItem();


    /**
     * Creates a new instance.
     */
    protected ProtectedItem()
    {
    }
}