java.security

Interface Principal

All Known Subinterfaces:

Group, GroupPrincipal, UserPrincipal

All Known Implementing Classes:

Identity, IdentityScope, Signer, SystemScope, X500Principal, X509Principal

public interface Principal

Principals are objects which have identities. These can be individuals, groups, corporations, unique program executions, etc.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object obj) Compares the specified object with this Principal for equality and returns true if the specified object is equal, false otherwise.
String	getName() Returns the name of this Principal.
int	hashCode() Returns the hash code value for this Principal.
String	toString() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this Principal.

Method Detail

equals

boolean equals(Object obj)

Compares the specified object with this Principal for equality and returns true if the specified object is equal, false otherwise.

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

obj - object to be compared for equality with this Principal.

Returns:

true if the specified object is equal to this Principal, otherwise false.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this Principal.

Returns:

the name of this Principal.

hashCode

int hashCode()

Returns the hash code value for this Principal. Returns the same hash code for Principals that are equal to each other as required by the general contract of Object.hashCode().

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

the hash code value for this Principal.

See Also:

Object.equals(Object), equals(Object)

toString

String toString()

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this Principal.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a printable representation for this Principal.