h2. The SchemaManager

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The *LdapUrl* data structure is used to store an LDAP URL, as defined in [RFC 4516|http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc4516.html]. Basically, *LdapUrl* are mainly used in referrals.

Creating a *LdapUrl* is straight forward, it's just a matter of passing the Url as a String o the constructor.

The class also provides accessors allowing the user to get back the following pieces of information :
* the scheme (*ldap* or *ldaps*) : _getScheme()_
* the host : _getHost()_
* the port : _getPort()_
* the *[DIRAPI:Dn]* : _getDn()_
* the list of attributes : _getAttributes()_
* the scope (*base*, *one* or *sub*) : _getScope()_ 
* the filter : _getFilter()_
* the extensions, as defined in the RFC : _getExtensions()_

We also have the symmetric methods, to set the same properties into a *LdapUrl*.

Usually, a *LdapUrl* is created when parsing a text representation of an *URL* like in this example :

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