File	Doc	Category	Size	Date	Package
AbstractGroup.java	API Doc	Apache Tomcat 6.0.14	4040	Fri Jul 20 04:20:32 BST 2007	org.apache.catalina.users

AbstractGroup

• java.lang.Object

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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 void	addRole(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.String	getDescription() Return the description of this group. // ------------------------------------------------------------- Properties return (this.description);
public java.lang.String	getGroupname() Return the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a {@link UserDatabase}. return (this.groupname);
public java.lang.String	getName() Make the principal name the same as the group name. return (getGroupname());
public abstract java.util.Iterator	getRoles() Return the set of {@link Role}s assigned specifically to this group.
public abstract org.apache.catalina.UserDatabase	getUserDatabase() Return the {@link UserDatabase} within which this Group is defined.
public abstract java.util.Iterator	getUsers() Return an Iterator over the set of {@link org.apache.catalina.User}s that are members of this group.
public abstract boolean	isInRole(org.apache.catalina.Role role) Is this group specifically assigned the specified {@link Role}? param role The role to check
public abstract void	removeRole(org.apache.catalina.Role role) Remove a {@link Role} from those assigned to this group. param role The old role
public abstract void	removeRoles() Remove all {@link Role}s from those assigned to this group.
public void	setDescription(java.lang.String description) Set the description of this group. param description The new description this.description = description;
public void	setGroupname(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;