diff -r 836adbf7a2cd -r 3317bb8137f4 jdk/src/java.security.acl/share/classes/java/security/acl/Group.java --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/jdk/src/java.security.acl/share/classes/java/security/acl/Group.java Sun Aug 17 15:54:13 2014 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +/* + * Copyright (c) 1996, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. + * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER. + * + * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as + * published by the Free Software Foundation. Oracle designates this + * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided + * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. + * + * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT + * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License + * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that + * accompanied this code). + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version + * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, + * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. + * + * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA + * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any + * questions. + */ + +package java.security.acl; + +import java.util.Enumeration; +import java.security.Principal; + +/** + * This interface is used to represent a group of principals. (A principal + * represents an entity such as an individual user or a company).
+ * + * Note that Group extends Principal. Thus, either a Principal or a Group can + * be passed as an argument to methods containing a Principal parameter. For + * example, you can add either a Principal or a Group to a Group object by + * calling the object's {@code addMember} method, passing it the + * Principal or Group. + * + * @author Satish Dharmaraj + */ +public interface Group extends Principal { + + /** + * Adds the specified member to the group. + * + * @param user the principal to add to this group. + * + * @return true if the member was successfully added, + * false if the principal was already a member. + */ + public boolean addMember(Principal user); + + /** + * Removes the specified member from the group. + * + * @param user the principal to remove from this group. + * + * @return true if the principal was removed, or + * false if the principal was not a member. + */ + public boolean removeMember(Principal user); + + /** + * Returns true if the passed principal is a member of the group. + * This method does a recursive search, so if a principal belongs to a + * group which is a member of this group, true is returned. + * + * @param member the principal whose membership is to be checked. + * + * @return true if the principal is a member of this group, + * false otherwise. + */ + public boolean isMember(Principal member); + + + /** + * Returns an enumeration of the members in the group. + * The returned objects can be instances of either Principal + * or Group (which is a subclass of Principal). + * + * @return an enumeration of the group members. + */ + public Enumeration extends Principal> members(); + +}