java.security

Interface Principal

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

UNKNOWN: updated to 1.4

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 Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

This method tests another Principal object for equality with this one.

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().

Returns: a hash value

toString

public String toString()

This method returns a String representation of this Principal.

Returns: this Principal represented as a String