java.security

Interface Principal

Known Subinterfaces:
Group
Known Implementing Classes:
Identity, IdentityScope, KerberosPrincipal, Signer, X500DistinguishedName, X500Principal

public interface Principal

This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) for the purposes of applying the Java security model.
Since:
1.1
See Also:
X509Certificate

Method Summary

boolean
equals(Object obj)
This method tests another Principal object for equality with this one.
String
getName()
This method returns a String that names this Principal.
int
hashCode()
This method returns a hash code value for this Principal.
String
toString()
This method returns a String representation of this Principal.

Method Details

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)
This method tests another Principal object for equality with this one.
Overrides:
equals in interface Object
Parameters:
obj - the Object to test for equality
Returns:
true if the specified Principal is equal

getName

public String getName()
This method returns a String that names this Principal.
Returns:
the name of this Principal

hashCode

public int hashCode()
This method returns a hash code value for this Principal. Remember the contract of hashCode - two objects which compare as equals() must have the same hashCode().
Overrides:
hashCode in interface Object
Returns:
a hash value

toString

public String toString()
This method returns a String representation of this Principal.
Overrides:
toString in interface Object
Returns:
this Principal represented as a String

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