public interface

Group

implements Principal
java.security.acl.Group

Class Overview

A Principal that represents a group of principals.

See Also

Summary

Public Methods
abstract boolean addMember(Principal user)
Adds a member to this group.
abstract boolean isMember(Principal member)
Returns whether the specified principal is a member of this group.
abstract Enumeration<? extends Principal> members()
Returns the members of this group.
abstract boolean removeMember(Principal user)
Removes a member from this group.
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Inherited Methods
From interface java.security.Principal

Public Methods

public abstract boolean addMember (Principal user)

Since: API Level 1

Adds a member to this group.

Parameters
user the member to add.
Returns
  • true if the member was added, false if it was already a member.

public abstract boolean isMember (Principal member)

Since: API Level 1

Returns whether the specified principal is a member of this group.

Parameters
member the principal to check.
Returns
  • true if the principal is a member, otherwise false.

public abstract Enumeration<? extends Principal> members ()

Since: API Level 1

Returns the members of this group.

Returns
  • the members of this group.

public abstract boolean removeMember (Principal user)

Since: API Level 1

Removes a member from this group.

Parameters
user the member to remove.
Returns
  • true if the member was removed, false if it was not a member.