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org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects
Class ObjectClass

java.lang.Object
org.identityconnectors.framework.common.objects.ObjectClass

public final class ObjectClass

extends java.lang.Object

An instance of ObjectClass specifies a category or type of ConnectorObject. This class predefines some common object-classes, such as ACCOUNT and GROUP.

Since:

1.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

Will Droste

Field Summary

static ObjectClass	ACCOUNT Represents a human being in the context of a specific system or application.
static java.lang.String	ACCOUNT_NAME This constant defines a specific value of ObjectClass that is reserved for ACCOUNT.
static ObjectClass	GROUP Represents a collection that contains an object (such as an account).
static java.lang.String	GROUP_NAME This constant defines a specific value of ObjectClass that is reserved for GROUP.

Constructor Summary

ObjectClass(java.lang.String type)
Create a custom object class.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
java.lang.String	getDisplayNameKey() Convenience method to build the display name key for an object class.
java.lang.String	getObjectClassValue() Get the name of the object class.
int	hashCode()
boolean	is(java.lang.String name) Determines if the 'name' matches this ObjectClass.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ACCOUNT_NAME

public static final java.lang.String ACCOUNT_NAME

This constant defines a specific value of ObjectClass that is reserved for ACCOUNT.

GROUP_NAME

public static final java.lang.String GROUP_NAME

This constant defines a specific value of ObjectClass that is reserved for GROUP.

ACCOUNT

public static final ObjectClass ACCOUNT

Represents a human being in the context of a specific system or application.

When an attribute matching this constant is found within a ConnectorObject, this indicates that the ConnectorObject represents a human being (actual or fictional) within the context of a specific system or application.

Generally, an Account object records characteristics of a human user (such as loginName, password, user preferences or access privileges) that are relevant only to (or primarily to) a specific system or application.

GROUP

public static final ObjectClass GROUP

Represents a collection that contains an object (such as an account).

When an attribute matching this constant is found within a ConnectorObject, this indicates that the ConnectorObject represents a group.

Constructor Detail

ObjectClass

public ObjectClass(java.lang.String type)

Create a custom object class.

Parameters:

type - string representation for the name of the object class.

Method Detail

getObjectClassValue

public java.lang.String getObjectClassValue()

Get the name of the object class. (For example, the name of ACCOUNT is the value defined by ACCOUNT_NAME, which is "__ACCOUNT__".)

getDisplayNameKey

public java.lang.String getDisplayNameKey()

Convenience method to build the display name key for an object class.

Returns:

The display name key.

is

public boolean is(java.lang.String name)

Determines if the 'name' matches this ObjectClass.

Parameters:

name - case-insensitive string representation of the ObjectClass's type.

Returns:

true if the case-insensitive name is equal to that of the one in this ObjectClass.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

equals

public final boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

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