Re: Question about ldap filter

Jason Voorhees wrote: > Hi there: > > I'm trying to understand how ldap filters work. Based on this simple > logic expression: > > EXPR_1 (or) EXPR_2 > > if EXPR1 returns TRUE, will slapd still try to evaluate EXPR2? or will > slapd evaluate EXPR2 anyway even if EXPR_1 is true? > > I think that while the ldap filter is bigger then performance is worse, > right? > > could somebody explain me a little about this logic of evaluation in > ldap filters? As far as I understand the code, test_filter() stops filtering, returning success, at the first occurrence of TRUE. p. Ing. Pierangelo Masarati OpenLDAP Core Team SysNet s.r.l. via Dossi, 8 - 27100 Pavia - ITALIA http://www.sys-net.it ----------------------------------- Office: +39 02 23998309 Mobile: +39 333 4963172 Fax: +39 0382 476497 Email: ando(a)sys-net.it -----------------------------------