Package org.apache.cxf.common.security
Interface GroupPrincipal
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- All Superinterfaces:
- Principal
 - All Known Implementing Classes:
- SimpleGroup
 
 public interface GroupPrincipal extends Principal 
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description booleanaddMember(Principal user)Adds the specified member to the group.booleanisMember(Principal member)Returns true if the passed principal is a member of the group.Enumeration<? extends Principal>members()Returns an enumeration of the members in the group.booleanremoveMember(Principal user)Removes the specified member from the group.
 
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Method Detail- 
addMemberboolean addMember(Principal user) Adds the specified member to the group.- Parameters:
- user- the principal to add to this group.
- Returns:
- true if the member was successfully added, false if the principal was already a member.
 
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removeMemberboolean removeMember(Principal user) Removes the specified member from the group.- Parameters:
- user- the principal to remove from this group.
- Returns:
- true if the principal was removed, or false if the principal was not a member.
 
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isMemberboolean isMember(Principal member) Returns true if the passed principal is a member of the group. This method does a recursive search, so if a principal belongs to a group which is a member of this group, true is returned.- Parameters:
- member- the principal whose membership is to be checked.
- Returns:
- true if the principal is a member of this group, false otherwise.
 
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membersEnumeration<? extends Principal> members() Returns an enumeration of the members in the group. The returned objects can be instances of either Principal or Group (which is a subclass of Principal).- Returns:
- an enumeration of the group members.
 
 
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