javax.management.remote
Class JMXPrincipal

java.lang.Object
  javax.management.remote.JMXPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Principal

public class JMXPrincipal
extends Object
implements Principal, Serializable

The identity of a remote client of the JMX Remote API.

Principals such as this JMXPrincipal may be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Refer to the Subject class for more information on how to achieve this. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals associated with a Subject.

Since:

1.5

See Also:

Principal, Subject, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
JMXPrincipal(String name)           Creates a JMXPrincipal for a given identity.

 

Method Summary
boolean	equals(Object o)           Compares the specified Object with this JMXPrincipal for equality.
String	getName()           Returns the name of this principal.
int	hashCode()           Returns a hash code for this JMXPrincipal.
String	toString()           Returns a string representation of this JMXPrincipal.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

 

Constructor Detail

JMXPrincipal

public JMXPrincipal(String name)

Creates a JMXPrincipal for a given identity.

Parameters:

name - the JMX Remote API name for this identity.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if the name is null.

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this principal.

Specified by:

getName in interface Principal

Returns:

the name of this JMXPrincipal.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this JMXPrincipal.

Specified by:

toString in interface Principal

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string representation of this JMXPrincipal.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this JMXPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a JMXPrincipal and the two JMXPrincipals have the same name.

Specified by:

equals in interface Principal

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

o - Object to be compared for equality with this JMXPrincipal.

Returns:

true if the specified Object is equal to this JMXPrincipal.

See Also:

Object.hashCode(), Hashtable

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this JMXPrincipal.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Principal

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

a hash code for this JMXPrincipal.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object), Hashtable