This example uses the JNDI/LDAP service provider to connect to an LDAP server on the local machine. It sets the context's request controls to be a server-side Sort control and then performs a list(). The results of list() will be sorted.
try {
LdapContext ctx = new InitialLdapContext(env, null);
// Create critical Sort that sorts based on CN
Control[] ctxCtls = new Control[]{
new SortControl(new String[]{"cn"}, Control.CRITICAL)
};
// Sets context request controls; effect until unset
ctx.setRequestControls(ctxCtls);
// Perform list() with controls in effect
NamingEnumeration answer = ctx.list("");
// Enumerate answers
while (answer.hasMore()) {
NameClassPair item = (NameClassPair)answer.next();
}
} catch (NamingException e) {
}