Class AbstractRole

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.security.Principal, Role
    Direct Known Subclasses:
    GenericRole

    public abstract class AbstractRole
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements Role

    Convenience base class for Role implementations.

    Since:
    4.1
    Author:
    Craig R. McClanahan
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      protected java.lang.String description
      The description of this Role.
      protected java.lang.String rolename
      The role name of this Role.
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      AbstractRole()  
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.String getDescription()
      Return the description of this role.
      java.lang.String getName()
      Make the principal name the same as the role name.
      java.lang.String getRolename()
      Return the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
      abstract UserDatabase getUserDatabase()
      Return the UserDatabase within which this Role is defined.
      void setDescription​(java.lang.String description)
      Set the description of this role.
      void setRolename​(java.lang.String rolename)
      Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
      • Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

        equals, hashCode, implies, toString
    • Field Detail

      • description

        protected java.lang.String description
        The description of this Role.
      • rolename

        protected java.lang.String rolename
        The role name of this Role.
    • Constructor Detail

      • AbstractRole

        public AbstractRole()
    • Method Detail

      • getDescription

        public java.lang.String getDescription()
        Return the description of this role.
        Specified by:
        getDescription in interface Role
        Returns:
        the description of this role.
      • setDescription

        public void setDescription​(java.lang.String description)
        Set the description of this role.
        Specified by:
        setDescription in interface Role
        Parameters:
        description - The new description
      • getRolename

        public java.lang.String getRolename()
        Return the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
        Specified by:
        getRolename in interface Role
        Returns:
        the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
      • setRolename

        public void setRolename​(java.lang.String rolename)
        Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
        Specified by:
        setRolename in interface Role
        Parameters:
        rolename - The new role name
      • getName

        public java.lang.String getName()
        Make the principal name the same as the role name.
        Specified by:
        getName in interface java.security.Principal