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I agree protected is adequate
-Steve
>>> Rob Weltman <robw@worldspot.com> 18-Oct-00 3:02:09 PM >>> Does it need to be public? If it's only for use by extensions (and I think that is the case), the method can be protected instead. Rob Steve Sonntag wrote: > The LDAPControl class needs a setValue method. I realize that the > value can be set on the constructor, but takethe following > example. Suppose I want to build a class in my application that > extendscontrol to build my control, for example, server side > sort. public class LDAPSortControl extends LDAPControl{ static String > oid="1.2.840.113556.1.4.473"; public LDAPSortControl( boolean > critical, LDAPSortKey key) { super( oid, critical, > (byte[])null); // This line must be first in the constructor > // oops, we haven't built the control value yet - how do we pass it in > to // the LDAPControl object???? // need a setValue > method to get the job done. } Suggested prototype - public setValue( > byte[] value); -Steve ------------------------ > Steve Sonntag > Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net services software |