HttpConstraintElement (Apache Tomcat 7.0.109 API Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- javax.servlet.HttpConstraintElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

HttpMethodConstraintElement, ServletSecurityElement
```
public class HttpConstraintElement
extends Object
```
Equivalent of HttpConstraint for programmatic configuration of security constraints.

Since:

Servlet 3.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`HttpConstraintElement()` Default constraint is permit with no transport guarantee.
`HttpConstraintElement(ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic emptyRoleSemantic)` Construct a constraint with an empty role semantic.
`HttpConstraintElement(ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic emptyRoleSemantic, ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee transportGuarantee, String... rolesAllowed)` Construct a constraint with an empty role semantic, a transport guarantee and roles.
`HttpConstraintElement(ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee transportGuarantee, String... rolesAllowed)` Construct a constraint with a transport guarantee and roles.

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic`	`getEmptyRoleSemantic()` TODO
`String[]`	`getRolesAllowed()` TODO
`ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee`	`getTransportGuarantee()` TODO

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - HttpConstraintElement
```
public HttpConstraintElement()
```
    Default constraint is permit with no transport guarantee.
  - HttpConstraintElement
```
public HttpConstraintElement(ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic emptyRoleSemantic)
```
    Construct a constraint with an empty role semantic. Typically used with ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic.DENY.
    
    Parameters:
    emptyRoleSemantic - The empty role semantic to apply to the newly created constraint
  - HttpConstraintElement
```
public HttpConstraintElement(ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee transportGuarantee,
                     String... rolesAllowed)
```
    Construct a constraint with a transport guarantee and roles.
    
    Parameters:
    transportGuarantee - The transport guarantee to apply to the newly created constraint
    rolesAllowed - The roles to associate with the newly created constraint
  - HttpConstraintElement
```
public HttpConstraintElement(ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic emptyRoleSemantic,
                     ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee transportGuarantee,
                     String... rolesAllowed)
```
    Construct a constraint with an empty role semantic, a transport guarantee and roles.
    
    Parameters:
    emptyRoleSemantic - The empty role semantic to apply to the newly created constraint
    transportGuarantee - The transport guarantee to apply to the newly created constraint
    rolesAllowed - The roles to associate with the newly created constraint
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if roles are specified when DENY is used
- Method Detail
  - getEmptyRoleSemantic
```
public ServletSecurity.EmptyRoleSemantic getEmptyRoleSemantic()
```
    TODO
    
    Returns:
    TODO
  - getTransportGuarantee
```
public ServletSecurity.TransportGuarantee getTransportGuarantee()
```
    TODO
    
    Returns:
    TODO
  - getRolesAllowed
```
public String[] getRolesAllowed()
```
    TODO
    
    Returns:
    TODO

Class HttpConstraintElement

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

HttpConstraintElement

HttpConstraintElement

HttpConstraintElement

HttpConstraintElement

Method Detail

getEmptyRoleSemantic

getTransportGuarantee

getRolesAllowed