org.mmbase.security.implementation.basic
Class NameContext

java.lang.Object
  org.mmbase.security.BasicUser
      org.mmbase.security.implementation.basic.NameContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, UserContext

public class NameContext

extends BasicUser

A UserContext implementation based only on user name, which serves as the identifier for the user.

Version:

$Id: NameContext.java,v 1.6 2005/03/01 14:08:33 michiel Exp $

Author:

Eduard Witteveen

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.mmbase.security.BasicUser

authenticationType

Constructor Summary

NameContext(Rank rank, String authenticationType)

Method Summary

String	getIdentifier() Gets the unique identifier for this user.
Rank	getRank() Gets the rank of this user.

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.security.BasicUser

equals, getAuthenticationType, getOwnerField, hashCode, isValid, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NameContext

public NameContext(Rank rank,
                   String authenticationType)

Method Detail

getIdentifier

public String getIdentifier()

Description copied from class: BasicUser

Gets the unique identifier for this user. This should be unique for every different user on the system.

Specified by:

getIdentifier in interface UserContext

Overrides:

getIdentifier in class BasicUser

Returns:

A unique identifier for this user.

getRank

public Rank getRank()

Description copied from class: BasicUser

Gets the rank of this user.

Specified by:

getRank in interface UserContext

Overrides:

getRank in class BasicUser

Returns:

the user rank