Class NTSidGroupPrincipal

java.lang.Object

com.sun.security.auth.NTSid

com.sun.security.auth.NTSidGroupPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Principal

public class NTSidGroupPrincipal extends NTSid

This class extends NTSid and represents one of the groups to which a Windows NT user belongs.

Principals such as this NTSidGroupPrincipal 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.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`NTSidGroupPrincipal(String name)`	Create an `NTSidGroupPrincipal` with a Windows NT group name.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)`	Compares the specified Object with this `NTSidGroupPrincipal` for equality.
`String`	`toString()`	Return a string representation of this `NTSidGroupPrincipal`.

Methods declared in class NTSid

getName, hashCode

Methods declared in class Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods declared in interface Principal

implies

Constructor Details

NTSidGroupPrincipal

public NTSidGroupPrincipal(String name)

Create an NTSidGroupPrincipal with a Windows NT group name.

Parameters:: name - the Windows NT group SID for this user.
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the name is null.

Method Details

toString

public String toString()

Return a string representation of this NTSidGroupPrincipal.

Specified by:: toString in interface Principal
Overrides:: toString in class NTSid
Returns:: a string representation of this NTSidGroupPrincipal.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this NTSidGroupPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a NTSidGroupPrincipal and the two NTSidGroupPrincipals have the same SID.

Specified by:

equals in interface Principal

Overrides:

equals in class NTSid

Parameters:

o - Object to be compared for equality with this NTSidGroupPrincipal.

Returns:

true if the specified Object is equal to this NTSidGroupPrincipal.

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