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Role.java API Doc Apache Tomcat 6.0.14 2154 Fri Jul 20 04:20:32 BST 2007 org.apache.catalina

Role

public interface Role implements Principal

Abstract representation of a security role, suitable for use in environments like JAAS that want to deal with Principals.

author: Craig R. McClanahan
version: $Revision: 467222 $ $Date: 2006-10-24 05:17:11 +0200 (mar., 24 oct. 2006) $
since: 4.1

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public java.lang.String getDescription()
Return the description of this role.
public java.lang.String getRolename()
Return the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
public UserDatabase getUserDatabase()
Return the {@link UserDatabase} within which this Role is defined.
public void setDescription(java.lang.String description)
Set the description of this role.
param
description The new description
public void setRolename(java.lang.String rolename)
Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.
param
rolename The new role name