org.jboss.security

Class SimplePrincipal

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.security.SimplePrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Principal

Direct Known Subclasses:

NestableGroup, NestablePrincipal, RunAsIdentity, SimpleGroup

public class SimplePrincipal
extends Object
implements Principal, Serializable

A simple String based implementation of Principal. Typically a SimplePrincipal is created given a userID which is used as the Principal name.

Author:

Oleg Nitz, Scott.Stark@jboss.org

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SimplePrincipal(String name)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object another) Compare this SimplePrincipal's name against another Principal.
String	getName()
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

implies

Constructor Detail

SimplePrincipal

public SimplePrincipal(String name)

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object another)

Compare this SimplePrincipal's name against another Principal. If system property org.jboss.security.simpleprincipal.equals.override is set to true will only compare instances of SimplePrincipals.

Specified by:

equals in interface Principal

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Returns:

true if name equals another.getName();

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Principal

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Specified by:

toString in interface Principal

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getName

public String getName()

Specified by:

getName in interface Principal