WebLogic Server 6.1 API Reference

weblogic.security.acl
Class Everyone

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.security.Identity
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        +--weblogic.security.acl.User
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              +--weblogic.security.acl.Everyone

public class Everyone

extends User

implements java.security.acl.Group

Everyone is an implementation of Group, which is includes everyone.

Author:

Copyright (c) 1997-1998 by WebLogic, Inc. All Rights Reserved., Copyright (c) 1999 by BEA WebXpress. All Rights Reserved.
Copyright © 2001 BEA Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Everyone(ListableRealm r)
Constructs the special group Everyone for the specified ListableRealm.

Method Summary

boolean	addMember(java.security.Principal unnecessary) Adds a member to the group.
boolean	isMember(java.security.Principal doesntMatter) Determines whether the specified Principal is a member of the group.
java.util.Enumeration	members() Returns an Enumeration of the members of a group.
boolean	removeMember(java.security.Principal impossible) Deletes a member from the group.

Methods inherited from class weblogic.security.acl.User

getCredential, getRealm, identityEquals, toString

Methods inherited from class java.security.Identity

addCertificate, certificates, equals, getInfo, getName, getPublicKey, getScope, hashCode, removeCertificate, setInfo, setPublicKey, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Everyone

public Everyone(ListableRealm r)

Constructs the special group Everyone for the specified ListableRealm.

Parameters:

r - Realm within which to create the group

Method Detail

isMember

public boolean isMember(java.security.Principal doesntMatter)

Determines whether the specified Principal is a member of the group. For the implementation of Everyone, there is by default no one outside the group, so the method must always return true.

Specified by:

isMember in interface java.security.acl.Group

Parameters:

doesntMatter - Principal

Returns:

true

addMember

public boolean addMember(java.security.Principal unnecessary)

Adds a member to the group. For the implementation of Everyone, there is by default no one outside the group, so the method must always return true.

Specified by:

addMember in interface java.security.acl.Group

Parameters:

unnecessary - Principal

Returns:

true

removeMember

public boolean removeMember(java.security.Principal impossible)

Deletes a member from the group. For the implementation of Everyone, there is by default no one outside the group, so the method must always throw an error.

Specified by:

removeMember in interface java.security.acl.Group

Parameters:

impossible - Principal

Returns:

None

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if an attempt is made to remove any Principal from the group Everyone

members

public java.util.Enumeration members()

Returns an Enumeration of the members of a group. The returned objects can be instances of either Principal or Group (a subclass of Principal).

Specified by:

members in interface java.security.acl.Group

Returns:

Users in a realm