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AbstractGroup.javaAPI DocApache Tomcat 6.0.144040Fri Jul 20 04:20:32 BST 2007org.apache.catalina.users

AbstractGroup

public abstract class AbstractGroup extends Object implements org.apache.catalina.Group

Convenience base class for {@link Group} implementations.

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

Fields Summary
protected String
description
The description of this group.
protected String
groupname
The group name of this group.
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public abstract voidaddRole(org.apache.catalina.Role role)
Add a new {@link Role} to those assigned specifically to this group.

param
role The new role

public java.lang.StringgetDescription()
Return the description of this group.



    // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties


               
       

        return (this.description);

    
public java.lang.StringgetGroupname()
Return the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.


        return (this.groupname);

    
public java.lang.StringgetName()
Make the principal name the same as the group name.


        return (getGroupname());

    
public abstract java.util.IteratorgetRoles()
Return the set of {@link Role}s assigned specifically to this group.

public abstract org.apache.catalina.UserDatabasegetUserDatabase()
Return the {@link UserDatabase} within which this Group is defined.

public abstract java.util.IteratorgetUsers()
Return an Iterator over the set of {@link org.apache.catalina.User}s that are members of this group.

public abstract booleanisInRole(org.apache.catalina.Role role)
Is this group specifically assigned the specified {@link Role}?

param
role The role to check

public abstract voidremoveRole(org.apache.catalina.Role role)
Remove a {@link Role} from those assigned to this group.

param
role The old role

public abstract voidremoveRoles()
Remove all {@link Role}s from those assigned to this group.

public voidsetDescription(java.lang.String description)
Set the description of this group.

param
description The new description


        this.description = description;

    
public voidsetGroupname(java.lang.String groupname)
Set the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}.

param
groupname The new group name


        this.groupname = groupname;