ants.core.security
Class Principal

java.lang.Object
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  +--ants.core.security.Principal

public class Principal

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Represents a resource principal: something that has access to resources (i.e., administrator, John Smith, etc.).

A Principal must be read-only. Applications must not be allowed to modify fields that are used by the equals or implies method.

The implies method is not currently used by the policy classes.

Author:

Andrew Whitaker

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Principal(java.lang.String name)

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object foo) Case-insensitive equality test.
java.lang.String	getName()
int	hashCode()
boolean	implies(Principal p) This is currently unused.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Principal

public Principal(java.lang.String name)

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object foo)

Case-insensitive equality test.

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

implies

public boolean implies(Principal p)

This is currently unused.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object