Uses of Interface javax.naming.NamingEnumeration (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-07-22

## Uses of Interface
javax.naming.NamingEnumeration

- Packages that use NamingEnumeration
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.naming | Provides the classes and interfaces for accessing naming services.
  javax.naming.directory | Extends the `javax.naming` package to provide functionality for accessing directory services.

- - ### Uses of NamingEnumeration in javax.naming

    Methods in javax.naming that return NamingEnumeration
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `NamingEnumeration<NameClassPair>` | InitialContext.`list(Name name)`
    `NamingEnumeration<NameClassPair>` | Context.`list(Name name)` Enumerates the names bound in the named context, along with the class names of objects bound to them.
    `NamingEnumeration<NameClassPair>` | InitialContext.`list(String name)`
    `NamingEnumeration<NameClassPair>` | Context.`list(String name)` Enumerates the names bound in the named context, along with the class names of objects bound to them.
    `NamingEnumeration<Binding>` | InitialContext.`listBindings(Name name)`
    `NamingEnumeration<Binding>` | Context.`listBindings(Name name)` Enumerates the names bound in the named context, along with the objects bound to them.
    `NamingEnumeration<Binding>` | InitialContext.`listBindings(String name)`
    `NamingEnumeration<Binding>` | Context.`listBindings(String name)` Enumerates the names bound in the named context, along with the objects bound to them.

  - ### Uses of NamingEnumeration in javax.naming.directory

    Methods in javax.naming.directory that return NamingEnumeration
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `NamingEnumeration<Attribute>` | BasicAttributes.`getAll()`
    `NamingEnumeration<?>` | BasicAttribute.`getAll()` Retrieves an enumeration of this attribute's values.
    `NamingEnumeration<?>` | Attribute.`getAll()` Retrieves an enumeration of the attribute's values.
    `NamingEnumeration<? extends Attribute>` | Attributes.`getAll()` Retrieves an enumeration of the attributes in the attribute set.
    `NamingEnumeration<String>` | BasicAttributes.`getIDs()`
    `NamingEnumeration<String>` | Attributes.`getIDs()` Retrieves an enumeration of the ids of the attributes in the attribute set.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(Name name, Attributes matchingAttributes)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(Name name, Attributes matchingAttributes)` Searches in a single context for objects that contain a specified set of attributes.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(Name name, Attributes matchingAttributes, String[] attributesToReturn)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(Name name, Attributes matchingAttributes, String[] attributesToReturn)` Searches in a single context for objects that contain a specified set of attributes, and retrieves selected attributes.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(Name name, String filterExpr, Object[] filterArgs, SearchControls cons)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(Name name, String filterExpr, Object[] filterArgs, SearchControls cons)` Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the given search filter.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(Name name, String filter, SearchControls cons)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(Name name, String filter, SearchControls cons)` Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the given search filter.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(String name, Attributes matchingAttributes)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(String name, Attributes matchingAttributes)` Searches in a single context for objects that contain a specified set of attributes.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(String name, Attributes matchingAttributes, String[] attributesToReturn)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(String name, Attributes matchingAttributes, String[] attributesToReturn)` Searches in a single context for objects that contain a specified set of attributes, and retrieves selected attributes.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(String name, String filterExpr, Object[] filterArgs, SearchControls cons)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(String name, String filterExpr, Object[] filterArgs, SearchControls cons)` Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the given search filter.
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | InitialDirContext.`search(String name, String filter, SearchControls cons)`
    `NamingEnumeration<SearchResult>` | DirContext.`search(String name, String filter, SearchControls cons)` Searches in the named context or object for entries that satisfy the given search filter.

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