Method Detail

• equals

  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.

  Overrides:

  equals in class  Object

  Parameters:

  another - principal to compare with.

  Returns:

  true if the principal passed in is the same as that encapsulated by this principal, and false otherwise.

  See Also:

  Object.hashCode(), HashMap

• toString

  String toString()

  Returns a string representation of this principal.

  Overrides:

  toString in class  Object

  Returns:

  a string representation of this principal.

• hashCode

  int hashCode()

  Returns a hashcode for this principal.

  Overrides:

  hashCode in class  Object

  Returns:

  a hashcode for this principal.

  See Also:

  Object.equals(java.lang.Object), System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)

• getName

  String getName()

  Returns the name of this principal.

  Returns:

  the name of this principal.

• implies

  default boolean implies(Subject subject)

  Returns true if the specified subject is implied by this principal.

  The default implementation of this method returns true if subject is non-null and contains at least one principal that is equal to this principal.

  Subclasses may override this with a different implementation, if necessary.

  Parameters:

  subject - the Subject

  Returns:

  true if subject is non-null and is implied by this principal, or false otherwise.

  Since:

  1.8