The subtree delete request control, described in the Internet-Draft Tree Delete Control, lets your application delete an entire branch of entries starting with the entry you target for deletion.
if (isSupported(SubtreeDeleteRequestControl.OID)) {
final String dn = "ou=Apps,dc=example,dc=com";
final DeleteRequest request =
Requests.newDeleteRequest(dn)
.addControl(SubtreeDeleteRequestControl.newControl(true));
final Result result = connection.delete(request);
if (result.isSuccess()) {
System.out.println("Successfully deleted " + dn
+ " and all entries below.");
} else {
System.out.println("Result: " + result.getDiagnosticMessage());
}
}
OpenDJ directory server supports the subtree delete control:
Successfully deleted ou=Apps,dc=example,dc=com and all entries below.
