public
interface
Principal
| java.security.Principal |
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This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.
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abstract
boolean
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equals(Object another)
Compares this principal to the specified object. |
abstract
String
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getName()
Returns the name of this principal. |
abstract
int
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hashCode()
Returns a hashcode for this principal. |
abstract
String
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toString()
Returns a string representation of this principal. |
boolean equals (Object another)
Compares this principal to the specified object. Returns true if the object passed in matches the principal represented by the implementation of this interface.
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another |
Object:
principal to compare with. |
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boolean |
true if the principal passed in is the same as that encapsulated by this principal, and false otherwise. |
String getName ()
Returns the name of this principal.
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String |
the name of this principal. |
int hashCode ()
Returns a hashcode for this principal.
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int |
a hashcode for this principal. |
String toString ()
Returns a string representation of this principal.
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String |
a string representation of this principal. |
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