Entry-Related Directives
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options=option. Modifies how the attribute is displayed. Legal values are
described in Table 7.7.
defaultvalue=default-value . Supplies a default value for the attribute, which
is shown if no attribute was read fromthe LDAP server.
within=string-to-embed-in. For each value, outputs the text in string-to-
embed-in, replacing all occurrences ofthe string --value-- with an attribute
value.
href=href. Specifies the HREF used for the hyperlink. For example, you can
specify anonMouseOver JavaScript handler using the "href=" option.
hrefextra=extra-text. Specifies additional text which is inserted after the
closing quote of the HREF tag.
dncomponents=number. Gives the number of DN components to show
when displaying a DN. For example, if you include "dncomponents=2" and
display the DN "cn=James Doe, o=Netscape Communciations Corp, c=US", the
output will be "James Doe, Netscape Communications Corp.".
size=number. same as cols argument.
Table 7.7 DS_ATTRIBUTE: Display of options Argument
Options Display
sort sorted attribute values
nolink do not attempt to display the attribute as a hyperlink
dntags only applies when using syntax=dn - tags are displayed when
showing DNs. Normally they are not displayed
dateonly only applicable when using syntax=time - only display the date,
omitting the time
readonly when editing, do not allow the user to modify the attribute’s
value
dnpicker only applies when using syntax=dn - embed delete checkboxes
and Javascript array info. needed for "Find and Add" (Not
supported in DS 1.0)
unique enforce uniqueness when adding or editing values (Not
supported in DS 1.0)
