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+<?php
+/*
+$Id$
+
+  This code is part of LDAP Account Manager (http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/lam)
+  Copyright (C) 2003  Leonhard Walchshäusl
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+  
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more detaexils.
+  
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+*/
+
+
+// class representing local user entry with attributes of ldap user entry
+class UserEntry {
+
+  var $uid;
+  var $cn;
+  var $givenName;
+  var $sn;
+  var $homeDirectory;
+
+  function UserEntry () {
+  }
+
+  function getSn() {
+    return $this->sn;
+  }
+
+  function setSn ($in_value) {
+    $this->sn = $in_value;
+  }
+
+  function getCn() {
+    return $this->cn;
+  }
+
+  function setCn ($in_value) {
+    $this->cn = $in_value;
+  }
+
+  function getGivenName() {
+    return $this->givenName;
+  }
+
+  function setGivenName ($in_value) {
+    $this->givenName = $in_value;
+  }
+
+  function getUid() {
+    return $this->uid;
+  }
+
+  function setUid ($in_value) {
+    $this->uid = $in_value;
+  }
+
+  function getHomeDirectory() {
+    return $this->homeDirectory;
+  }
+
+  function setHomeDirectory ($in_value) {
+    $this->homeDirectory = $in_value;
+  }
+
+}
+
+?>
+