Class HttpPrincipal

java.lang.Object
com.sun.net.httpserver.HttpPrincipal
All Implemented Interfaces:
Principal
public class HttpPrincipal extends Object implements Principal
Represents a user authenticated by HTTP Basic or Digest authentication.
Since:
1.6

  • Constructor Details

    • HttpPrincipal

      public HttpPrincipal(String username, String realm)
      Creates a HttpPrincipal from the given username and realm.
      Parameters:
      username - the name of the user within the realm
      realm - the realm for this user
      Throws:
      NullPointerException - if either username or realm are null

  • Method Details

    • equals

      public boolean equals(Object another)
      Compare two instances of HttpPrincipal. Returns true if another is an instance of HttpPrincipal, and its username and realm are equal to this object's username and realm. Returns false otherwise.
      Specified by:
      equals in interface Principal
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      another - the object to compare this instance of HttpPrincipal against
      Returns:
      true or false depending on whether objects are equal or not
      See Also:

    • getName

      public String getName()
      Returns the contents of this principal in the form realm:username.
      Specified by:
      getName in interface Principal
      Returns:
      the contents of this principal in the form realm:username

    • getUsername

      public String getUsername()
      Returns the username this object was created with.
      Returns:
      the name of the user associated with this object

    • getRealm

      public String getRealm()
      Returns the realm this object was created with.
      Returns:
      the realm associated with this object

    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Returns a hashcode for this HttpPrincipal. This is calculated as (getUsername()+getRealm()).hashCode().
      Specified by:
      hashCode in interface Principal
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      the hashcode for this object
      See Also:

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns the same string as getName().
      Specified by:
      toString in interface Principal
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      the name associated with this object