JADEPrincipal (de.enflexit.jade 4.6.4 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Principal
```
public interface JADEPrincipal
extends Principal
```
The JADEPrincipal interface represents all principals acting on the platform. They will be held responsible for their own agents and containers.

Version:

$Date$ $Revision$

Author:

Michele Tomaiuolo - Universita` di Parma, Giosue Vitaglione - Telecom Italia LAB

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static String NONE
The name which marks an unidentified principal.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object p)`
`byte[]`	`getEncoded()`	Checks the hierarchical relationship between two principals, i.e.
`String`	`getName()`	Returns the name of this principal as known to its platform.
`SDSIName`	`getSDSIName()`	Returns the SDSI name of this principal (if any)
`int`	`hashCode()`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal
implies

- Field Detail
  - NONE
```
static final String NONE
```
    The name which marks an unidentified principal.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns the name of this principal as known to its platform.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getName in interface Principal
    
    Returns:
    
    The name.
  - getSDSIName
```
SDSIName getSDSIName()
```
    Returns the SDSI name of this principal (if any)
    
    Returns:
    
    The SDSIName
  - getEncoded
```
byte[] getEncoded()
```
    Checks the hierarchical relationship between two principals, i.e. tells if this principal belongs to group p. If this holds, all permissions granted to p will be automatically granted to this principal, too.
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - The principal to check.
    
    Returns:
    
    True if this principal is a member of group p.
  - toString
```
String toString()
```
    Specified by:
    
    toString in interface Principal
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - hashCode
```
int hashCode()
```
    Specified by:
    
    hashCode in interface Principal
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - equals
```
boolean equals(Object p)
```
    Specified by:
    
    equals in interface Principal
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object