- by one of two methods. The first method is for the client to
- indicate the target entry's offset within the list. The second way
- is for the client to supply an attribute assertion value. The value
- is compared against the values of the attribute specified as the
- primary sort key in the sort control attached to the search
- operation. The first sort key in the SortKeyList is the primary
- sort key. The target entry is the first entry in the list with
- value greater than or equal to (in the primary sort order), the
- presented value. The order is determined by rules defined in [SSS].
- Selection of the target entry by this means is designed to implement
- "typedown". Note that it is possible that no entry satisfies these
-
- Boreham et al Standards Track 3 \f
- LDAP Extensions for Scrolling View November 2001
+ by one of two methods. The first method is for the client to indicate
+ the target entry's offset within the list. The second way is for the
+ client to supply an attribute assertion value. The value is compared
+ against the values of the attribute specified as the primary sort key
+ in the sort control attached to the search operation. The first sort
+ key in the SortKeyList is the primary sort key. The target entry is
+ the first entry in the list with value greater than or equal to (in
+ the primary sort order), the presented value. The order is determined
+ by rules defined in [SSS]. Selection of the target entry by this
+ means is designed to implement "typedown". Note that it is possible
+ that no entry satisfies these conditions, in which case there is no
+ target entry. This condition is indicated by the server returning the
+ special value contentCount + 1 in the target position field.
+
+ Because the server may not have an accurate estimate of the number of
+ entries in the list, and to take account of cases where the list size
+ is changing during the time the user browses the list, and because
+ the client needs a way to indicate specific list targets "beginning"
+
+ Boreham et al Internet-Draft 3
+\f
+ LDAP Extensions for Scrolling View May 2002