question: public static Iterator search ( SSOToken token , String dn , String filter , int numOfEntries , int timeLimit , boolean sortResults , boolean ascendingOrder , Set exclude ) throws SMSException { try { return smsObject . search ( token , dn , filter , numOfEntries , timeLimit , sortResults , ascendingOrder , exclude ) ; } 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 and its attribute values that match the filter. The search is performed from the root suffix ie., DN. It searchs for SMS objects only.