Package org.simpleframework.http
Interface Principal
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PrincipalParser
public interface Principal
ThePrincipal
interface is used to describe a user that has a name and password. This should not be confused with thejava.security.Principal
interface which does not providegetPassword
.- Author:
- Niall Gallagher
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description java.lang.String
getName()
ThegetName
method is used to retreive the name of the principal.java.lang.String
getPassword()
ThegetPassword
method is used to retrieve the password of the principal.
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Method Detail
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getPassword
java.lang.String getPassword()
ThegetPassword
method is used to retrieve the password of the principal. This is the password tag in the RFC 2616 Authorization credentials expression.- Returns:
- this returns the password for this principal
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getName
java.lang.String getName()
ThegetName
method is used to retreive the name of the principal. This is the name tag in the RFC 2616 Authorization credentials expression.- Returns:
- this returns the name of this principal
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