javax.wbem.client
Class RolePrincipal

java.lang.Object
  javax.wbem.client.RolePrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.security.Principal

public class RolePrincipal
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.security.Principal

RolePrincipal implements a Principal identity for a role. That is, it represents the role name to be assumed on a system. RolePrincipal includes the role and optionally the host information for which the role is used to authenticate.

Constructor Summary

RolePrincipal(java.lang.String pRole)
This constructor accepts the role name.

RolePrincipal(java.lang.String pRole, java.lang.String pHost)
This constructor accepts the role name and host name.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object pObj) The equals method checks if the specified principal is the same principal as this object.
java.lang.String	getHostName() Get the host for which the principal uses to authenticate
java.lang.String	getName() Return the name of this principal identity; that is, return the login name.
int	hashCode() The hashCode() method returns an integer hash code to represent this principal.
java.lang.String	toString() The toString() method returns a string representation of the principal suitable for displaying in messages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RolePrincipal

public RolePrincipal(java.lang.String pRole)

This constructor accepts the role name.

Parameters:

pRole - - The role name.

RolePrincipal

public RolePrincipal(java.lang.String pRole,
                     java.lang.String pHost)

This constructor accepts the role name and host name.

Parameters:

pRole - - The role name

pHost - - The host name

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object pObj)

The equals method checks if the specified principal is the same principal as this object. The principals are equal if the specified object is an instance of RolePrincipal and the user name and authentication host name are the same.

Specified by:

equals in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

pObj - - The Principal to compare for equality.

Returns:

true if they are equal, otherwise false .

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

getHostName

public java.lang.String getHostName()

Get the host for which the principal uses to authenticate

Returns:

The host name

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Return the name of this principal identity; that is, return the login name.

Specified by:

getName in interface java.security.Principal

Returns:

The name of this principal identity.

See Also:

Principal.getName()

hashCode

public int hashCode()

The hashCode() method returns an integer hash code to represent this principal.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

An integer hash code representing the principal.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

The toString() method returns a string representation of the principal suitable for displaying in messages. It should not be used for making authorization checks.

Specified by:

toString in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A printable string form of the role principal.

See Also:

Object.toString()