java.security
Interface Principal
- Group
- Identity, IdentityScope, KerberosPrincipal, Signer, X500DistinguishedName, X500Principal
This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority)
for the purposes of applying the Java security model.
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.
|
equals
public boolean equals(Object obj)
This method tests another Principal object for equality
with this one.
- equals in interface Object
obj - the Object to test for equality
- true if the specified
Principal is equal
getName
public String getName()
This method returns a String that names this
Principal.
- 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().
- hashCode in interface Object
toString
public String toString()
This method returns a String representation of this
Principal.
- toString in interface Object
- this
Principal represented as a String
Principal.java -- A security entity
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