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Class sun.security.acl.GroupImpl 

java.lang.Object
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   +----sun.security.acl.GroupImpl
public class GroupImpl
extends Object
implements Group
This class implements a group of principals.

Constructor Index

o GroupImpl(String)
Constructs a Group object with no members.

Method Index

o addMember(Principal)
adds the specified member to the group.
o equals(Group)
This function returns true if the group passed matches the group represented in this interface.
o getName()
return the name of the principal.
o hashCode()
return a hashcode for the principal.
o isMember(Principal)
returns true if the passed principal is a member of the group.
o members()
returns the enumeration of the members in the group.
o removeMember(Principal)
removes the specified member from the group.
o toString()
Prints a stringified version of the group.

Constructors

o GroupImpl 
 public GroupImpl(String groupName)
Constructs a Group object with no members.

Parameters:
groupName - the name of the group

Methods

o addMember 
 public boolean addMember(Principal user)
adds the specified member to the group.

Parameters:
user - The principal to add to the group.
Returns:
true if the member was added - false if the member could not be added.
o removeMember 
 public boolean removeMember(Principal user)
removes the specified member from the group.

Parameters:
user - The principal to remove from the group.
true - if the principal was removed false if the principal was not a member
o members 
 public Enumeration members()
returns the enumeration of the members in the group.

o equals 
 public boolean equals(Group another)
This function returns true if the group passed matches the group represented in this interface.

Parameters:
another - The group to compare this group to.
o toString 
 public String toString()
Prints a stringified version of the group.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
o hashCode 
 public int hashCode()
return a hashcode for the principal.

Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
o isMember 
 public boolean isMember(Principal member)
returns true if the passed principal is a member of the group.

Parameters:
member - The principal whose membership must be checked for.
Returns:
true if the principal is a member of this group, false otherwise
o getName 
 public String getName()
return the name of the principal. 

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