com.portal.bas

Class PPermission

java.lang.Object

com.portal.bas.PPermission

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class PPermission
extends Object
implements Serializable

PPermission describes what the logged-on user can and cannot do. Much of this is handled on the BAS server, but is is helpful for a UI to know if certain operations cannot be performed before allowing the user to attempt them.

Version:

10

Author:

Larry Lynch-Freshner

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Hashtable	getRestrictionsFor(int opcode) Gets the restrictions on fields returned by the calling opcode.
PRestriction[]	getRestrictionsFor(String[] fields) Gets the global restrictions for a list of fields.
boolean	isCallable(int opcode) Tests to determine if a specific opcode can be called.
boolean	isUsable(String compName) Tests to determine if a functional component can be used.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isCallable

public boolean isCallable(int opcode)

Tests to determine if a specific opcode can be called.

Parameters:

opcode - the opcode to test

Returns:

True if the opcode can be called; false otherwise.

isUsable

public boolean isUsable(String compName)

Tests to determine if a functional component can be used.

Parameters:

compName - a String that contains the component's name

Returns:

True if the component can be used; false otherwise.

getRestrictionsFor

public Hashtable getRestrictionsFor(int opcode)

Gets the restrictions on fields returned by the calling opcode.

Parameters:

opcode - the opcode to test

Returns:

A Hashtable, using a field description as a key and the restriction as the value.

getRestrictionsFor

public PRestriction[] getRestrictionsFor(String[] fields)

Gets the global restrictions for a list of fields.

Parameters:

fields - the list of fields to test

Returns:

A list of that contains the restrictions for each corresponding field.