Class JMXPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Principal 
public class JMXPrincipal
extends Object
implements Principal, Serializable

The identity of a remote client of the JMX Remote API.

Principals such as this JMXPrincipal 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:
1.5
See Also:
Principal, Subject, Serialized Form

Constructors

Constructor Description
JMXPrincipal​(String name)

Creates a JMXPrincipal for a given identity.

Methods

Modifier and Type Method Description
boolean equals​(Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this JMXPrincipal for equality.
String getName()

Returns the name of this principal.
int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this JMXPrincipal.
String toString()

Returns a string representation of this JMXPrincipal.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface java.security.Principal

implies

Constructors

JMXPrincipal

public JMXPrincipal(String name)

Creates a JMXPrincipal for a given identity.

Parameters:
name - the JMX Remote API name for this identity.
Throws:
NullPointerException - if the name is null.

Methods

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this principal.

Specified by:
getName in interface Principal
Returns:
the name of this JMXPrincipal.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this JMXPrincipal.

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

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this JMXPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a JMXPrincipal and the two JMXPrincipals have the same name.

Specified by:
equals in interface Principal
Overrides:
equals in class Object
Parameters:
o - Object to be compared for equality with this JMXPrincipal.
Returns:
true if the specified Object is equal to this JMXPrincipal.
See Also:
Object.hashCode(), HashMap

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this JMXPrincipal.

Specified by:
hashCode in interface Principal
Overrides:
hashCode in class Object
Returns:
a hash code for this JMXPrincipal.
See Also:
Object.equals(java.lang.Object), System.identityHashCode(java.lang.Object)