| J. Duke | 319a3b9 | 2007-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 | [diff] [blame^] | 1 | /* |
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| 25 | |
| 26 | package java.security; |
| 27 | |
| 28 | /** |
| 29 | * This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which |
| 30 | * can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a |
| 31 | * corporation, and a login id. |
| 32 | * |
| 33 | * @see java.security.cert.X509Certificate |
| 34 | * |
| 35 | * @author Li Gong |
| 36 | */ |
| 37 | public interface Principal { |
| 38 | |
| 39 | /** |
| 40 | * Compares this principal to the specified object. Returns true |
| 41 | * if the object passed in matches the principal represented by |
| 42 | * the implementation of this interface. |
| 43 | * |
| 44 | * @param another principal to compare with. |
| 45 | * |
| 46 | * @return true if the principal passed in is the same as that |
| 47 | * encapsulated by this principal, and false otherwise. |
| 48 | |
| 49 | */ |
| 50 | public boolean equals(Object another); |
| 51 | |
| 52 | /** |
| 53 | * Returns a string representation of this principal. |
| 54 | * |
| 55 | * @return a string representation of this principal. |
| 56 | */ |
| 57 | public String toString(); |
| 58 | |
| 59 | /** |
| 60 | * Returns a hashcode for this principal. |
| 61 | * |
| 62 | * @return a hashcode for this principal. |
| 63 | */ |
| 64 | public int hashCode(); |
| 65 | |
| 66 | /** |
| 67 | * Returns the name of this principal. |
| 68 | * |
| 69 | * @return the name of this principal. |
| 70 | */ |
| 71 | public String getName(); |
| 72 | } |