public class

SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal

extends Object
implements Serializable Principal
java.lang.Object
   ↳ com.sun.security.auth.SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal

This class is deprecated.
As of JDK 1.4, replaced by UnixNumericGroupPrincipal. This class is entirely deprecated.

Class Overview

This class implements the Principal interface and represents a user's Solaris group identification number (GID).

Principals such as this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal may be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Refer to the Subject class for more information on how to achieve this. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals associated with a Subject.

See Also

Summary

Public Constructors
SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal(String name, boolean primaryGroup)
Create a SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal using a String representation of the user's group identification number (GID).
SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal(long name, boolean primaryGroup)
Create a SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal using a long representation of the user's group identification number (GID).
Public Methods
boolean equals(Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal for equality.
String getName()
Return the user's group identification number (GID) for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.
int hashCode()
Return a hash code for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.
boolean isPrimaryGroup()
Return whether this group identification number (GID) represents the primary group to which this user belongs.
long longValue()
Return the user's group identification number (GID) for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal as a long.
String toString()
Return a string representation of this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.
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Inherited Methods
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.security.Principal

Public Constructors

public SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal (String name, boolean primaryGroup)

Create a SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal using a String representation of the user's group identification number (GID).

Parameters
name the user's group identification number (GID) for this user.

primaryGroup true if the specified GID represents the primary group to which this user belongs.
Throws
NullPointerException if the name is null.

public SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal (long name, boolean primaryGroup)

Create a SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal using a long representation of the user's group identification number (GID).

Parameters
name the user's group identification number (GID) for this user represented as a long.

primaryGroup true if the specified GID represents the primary group to which this user belongs.

Public Methods

public boolean equals (Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal and the two SolarisNumericGroupPrincipals have the same group identification number (GID).

Parameters
o Object to be compared for equality with this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.
Returns
  • true if the specified Object is equal equal to this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.

public String getName ()

Return the user's group identification number (GID) for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.

Returns
  • the user's group identification number (GID) for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal

public int hashCode ()

Return a hash code for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.

Returns
  • a hash code for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.

public boolean isPrimaryGroup ()

Return whether this group identification number (GID) represents the primary group to which this user belongs.

Returns
  • true if this group identification number (GID) represents the primary group to which this user belongs, or false otherwise.

public long longValue ()

Return the user's group identification number (GID) for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal as a long.

Returns
  • the user's group identification number (GID) for this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal as a long.

public String toString ()

Return a string representation of this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.

Returns
  • a string representation of this SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal.