org.apache.catalina.users

Class AbstractGroup

public abstract class AbstractGroup extends Object implements Group

Convenience base class for Group implementations.

Since: 4.1

Version: $Revision: 467222 $ $Date: 2006-10-24 05:17:11 +0200 (Tue, 24 Oct 2006) $

Author: Craig R. McClanahan

Field Summary
protected String	description The description of this group.
protected String	groupname The group name of this group.

Method Summary
abstract void	addRole(Role role) Add a new Role to those assigned specifically to this group.
String	getDescription() Return the description of this group.
String	getGroupname() Return the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.
String	getName() Make the principal name the same as the group name.
abstract Iterator	getRoles() Return the set of Roles assigned specifically to this group.
abstract UserDatabase	getUserDatabase() Return the UserDatabase within which this Group is defined.
abstract Iterator	getUsers() Return an Iterator over the set of Users that are members of this group.
abstract boolean	isInRole(Role role) Is this group specifically assigned the specified Role?
abstract void	removeRole(Role role) Remove a Role from those assigned to this group.
abstract void	removeRoles() Remove all Roles from those assigned to this group.
void	setDescription(String description) Set the description of this group.
void	setGroupname(String groupname) Set the group name of this group, which must be unique within the scope of a UserDatabase.