Principal JDK 1.6)

Description

public interface Principal

This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a corporation, and a login id.

See also: X509Certificate

Methods

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public boolean equals (Object another)

Compares this principal to the specified object.

public String getName ()

Returns the name of this principal.

public int hashCode ()

Returns a hashcode for this principal.

public String toString ()

Returns a string representation of this principal.