libjava/java/security/Principal.java

   1 /* Principal.java -- A security entity
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  37
  38
  39 package java.security;
  40
  41 /**
  42  * This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority)
  43  * for the purposes of applying the Java security model.
  44  *
  45  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  46  * @see X509Certificate
  47  * @since 1.1
  48  * @status updated to 1.4
  49  */
  50 public interface Principal
  51 {
  52   /**
  53    * This method tests another <code>Principal</code> object for equality
  54    * with this one.
  55    *
  56    * @param obj the Object to test for equality
  57    * @return true if the specified <code>Principal</code> is equal
  58    */
  59   boolean equals(Object obj);
  60
  61   /**
  62    * This method returns a <code>String</code> representation of this
  63    * <code>Principal</code>.
  64    *
  65    * @return this <code>Principal</code> represented as a <code>String</code>
  66    */
  67   String toString();
  68
  69   /**
  70    * This method returns a hash code value for this <code>Principal</code>.
  71    * Remember the contract of hashCode - two objects which compare as
  72    * equals() must have the same hashCode().
  73    *
  74    * @return a hash value
  75    */
  76   int hashCode();
  77
  78   /**
  79    * This method returns a <code>String</code> that names this
  80    * <code>Principal</code>.
  81    *
  82    * @return the name of this <code>Principal</code>
  83    */
  84   String getName();
  85 } // interface Principal