Interface Role

All Superinterfaces:
Principal
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractRole, MemoryRole

public interface Role extends Principal

Abstract representation of a security role, suitable for use in environments like JAAS that want to deal with Principals.

Since:
4.1
Author:
Craig R. McClanahan
  • Method Details

    • getDescription

      String getDescription()
      Returns:
      the description of this role.
    • setDescription

      void setDescription(String description)
      Set the description of this role.
      Parameters:
      description - The new description
    • getRolename

      String getRolename()
      Returns:
      the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
    • setRolename

      void setRolename(String rolename)
      Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
      Parameters:
      rolename - The new role name
    • getUserDatabase

      UserDatabase getUserDatabase()
      Returns:
      the UserDatabase within which this Role is defined.