How to check whether or not an object is a leaf?

Hallvard B Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no> Fri, 08 December 1995 19:57 UTC

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From: Hallvard B Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>
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Subject: How to check whether or not an object is a leaf?

Hi,

I have a user interface which I do not want to present search/list
options when it displays leaf objects (specifically, some organizations
and organizationalUnits).  Now, quipuObjects are leaves if they are
neither quipuNonLeafObject nor externalNonLeafObject.  But how do I
recognize a X.500(1993) leaf object?

Or, if there is currently no way, *please* let's create a convention for
how to mark leaf objects, even if the mark is only advisory.


Hallvard B Furuseth
UNINETT Directory Service, Norway    email: katalog-hjelp@uninett.no