question: static Set search ( String filter ) throws SMSException { try { return ( smsObject . search ( null , baseDN , filter , 0 , 0 , false , false ) ) ; } catch ( SSOException ssoe ) { debug . error ( "SMSEntry: Search ERROR: " + filter , ssoe ) ; throw new SMSException ( bundle . getString ( "sms-error-in-searching" ) , ssoe , "sms-error-in-searching" ) ; } }
target:  Returns the DNs that match the filter. The search is performed from the root suffix ie., DN. It searchs for SMS objects only.