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com.sun.security.auth
Class UserPrincipal

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.sun.security.auth.UserPrincipal
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Principal

public final class UserPrincipal
extends Object
implements Principal, Serializable

A user principal identified by a username or account name.

After successful authentication, a user Principal can be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals that are associated with a Subject.

This class is immutable.

Since:
1.6
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
UserPrincipal(String name)
          Creates a principal.
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(Object object)
          Compares this principal to the specified object.
 String getName()
          Returns the name of this principal.
 int hashCode()
          Returns a hash code for this principal.
 String toString()
          Returns a string representation of this principal.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

UserPrincipal

public UserPrincipal(String name)
Creates a principal.

Parameters:
name - The principal's string name.
Throws:
NullPointerException - If the name is null.
Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)
Compares this principal to the specified object.

Specified by:
equals in interface Principal
Overrides:
equals in class Object
Parameters:
object - The object to compare this principal against.
Returns:
true if they are equal; false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()
Returns a hash code for this principal.

Specified by:
hashCode in interface Principal
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
Returns:
The principal's hash code.

getName

public String getName()
Returns the name of this principal.

Specified by:
getName in interface Principal
Returns:
The principal's name.

toString

public String toString()
Returns a string representation of this principal.

Specified by:
toString in interface Principal
Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
The principal's name.

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