File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
LdapPrincipal.java	API Doc	Java SE 6 API	3155	Tue Jun 10 00:23:22 BST 2008	com.sun.security.auth

LdapPrincipal

• java.lang.Object

Fields Summary
private static final long	serialVersionUID
private final String	nameString The principal's string name
private final LdapName	name The principal's name

Constructors Summary
public LdapPrincipal(String name) Creates an LDAP principal. param name The principal's string distinguished name. throws InvalidNameException If a syntax violation is detected. exception NullPointerException If the name is null. if (name == null) { throw new NullPointerException("null name is illegal"); } this.name = getLdapName(name); nameString = name;

Methods Summary
public boolean	equals(java.lang.Object object) Compares this principal to the specified object. param object The object to compare this principal against. return true if they are equal; false otherwise. if (this == object) { return true; } if (object instanceof LdapPrincipal) { try { return name.equals(getLdapName(((LdapPrincipal)object).getName())); } catch (InvalidNameException e) { return false; } } return false;
private javax.naming.ldap.LdapName	getLdapName(java.lang.String name) return new LdapName(name);
public java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name originally used to create this principal. return The principal's string name. return nameString;
public int	hashCode() Computes the hash code for this principal. return The principal's hash code. return name.hashCode();
public java.lang.String	toString() Creates a string representation of this principal's name in the format defined by RFC 2253. If the name has zero components an empty string is returned. return The principal's string name. return name.toString();