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One of the most useful features that a directory offers is its
yellow pages, or
search, service.
You can compose a query consisting of attributes
of entries that you are seeking and submit that query
to the directory.
The directory then returns a list of entries that
satisfy the query.
For example, you could ask the directory for all entries with a bowling
average greater than 200 or all entries that represent a person
with a surname beginning with "Sch."
The
DirContext interface provides several methods
for searching the directory, with progressive degrees of complexity and power.
The various aspects of searching the directory are covered
in the following sections:
