PreparedNormalizer (org.apache.directory.api_api-all_sources-and-javadoc 2.1.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DeepTrimNormalizer, DeepTrimToLowerNormalizer, NumericNormalizer
```
public interface PreparedNormalizer
```
An interface that is implemented by Normalizers calling the PrepareString class.

Author:

Apache Directory Project

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`normalize(String value, PrepareString.AssertionType assertionType)`	Gets the normalized value.

- Method Detail
  - normalize
```
String normalize(String value,
                 PrepareString.AssertionType assertionType)
          throws LdapException
```
    Gets the normalized value.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the value to normalize. It must *not* be null !
    
    assertionType - The type of String we have to normalize
    
    Returns:
    
    the normalized form for a value
    
    Throws:
    
    LdapException - if an error results during normalization