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package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.syntaxCheckers;

import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.constants.SchemaConstants;
import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.SyntaxChecker;


/**
 * A SyntaxChecker which verifies that a value is a Octet String according to RFC 4517.
 * 
 * From RFC 4517 :
 * OctetString = *OCTET
 * 
 * From RFC 4512 :
 * OCTET   = %x00-FF ; Any octet (8-bit data unit)
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class OctetStringSyntaxChecker extends SyntaxChecker
{
    /** The serialVersionUID */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of OctetStringSyntaxChecker.
     */
    public OctetStringSyntaxChecker()
    {
        super( SchemaConstants.OCTET_STRING_SYNTAX );
    }
    
    
    /**
     * Creates a new instance of OctetStringSyntaxChecker, with a specific OID
     * 
     * @param oid The Syntax's OID 
     */
    public OctetStringSyntaxChecker( String oid )
    {
        super( oid );
    }
    
    
    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    public boolean isValidSyntax( Object value )
    {
        // Always true.
        return true;
    }
}