org.mmbase.security
Class Operation

java.lang.Object
  org.mmbase.security.Operation

public final class Operation
extends Object

This class is a kind of enumeration (introduced before java 1.5 enumerations) of the operations possible within the security authorization.

Version:

$Id: Operation.java 36037 2009-06-14 08:14:49Z michiel $

Author:

Eduard Witteveen

See Also:

Authorization

Field Summary

static Operation	CHANGE_CONTEXT Identifier for change context operation, which is used when changing the context of a node
static int	CHANGE_CONTEXT_INT int value for change context operation
static Operation	CHANGE_RELATION Identifier for changing the source and/or destination field of a relation.
static int	CHANGE_RELATION_INT int value for the change relation Operation
static int	CHANGECONTEXT_INT Deprecated. use CHANGE_CONTEXT_INT
static Operation	CREATE Identifier for create operation, which is used for creating a new node.
static int	CREATE_INT int value for the create Operation
static Operation	DELETE Identifier for remove operation, which is used when removing a node
static int	DELETE_INT int value for the remove Operation
static Operation	READ A 'read' operation is acquiring an MMBase Node.
static int	READ_INT int value for the read Operation
static Operation	WRITE Node.setValue(String, Object) is an example of a write-operation.
static int	WRITE_INT int value for the write Operation

Method Summary

int	getInt() This method gives back the internal int value of the Operation, which can be used in switch statements
static Operation	getOperation(String operationString) retrieve a Operation by a given string
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

READ_INT

public static final int READ_INT

int value for the read Operation

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Constant Field Values

WRITE_INT

public static final int WRITE_INT

int value for the write Operation

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Constant Field Values

CREATE_INT

public static final int CREATE_INT

int value for the create Operation

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Constant Field Values

CHANGE_RELATION_INT

public static final int CHANGE_RELATION_INT

int value for the change relation Operation

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Constant Field Values

DELETE_INT

public static final int DELETE_INT

int value for the remove Operation

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Constant Field Values

CHANGE_CONTEXT_INT

public static final int CHANGE_CONTEXT_INT

int value for change context operation

Since:

MMBase-1.7

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Constant Field Values

CHANGECONTEXT_INT

public static final int CHANGECONTEXT_INT

Deprecated. use CHANGE_CONTEXT_INT

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Constant Field Values

READ

public static final Operation READ

A 'read' operation is acquiring an MMBase Node. We have no field-level granularity for the authorization. Having a Node means that you

WRITE

public static final Operation WRITE

Node.setValue(String, Object) is an example of a write-operation.

CREATE

public static final Operation CREATE

Identifier for create operation, which is used for creating a new node. This only applies on NodeManagers (builders)

CHANGE_RELATION

public static final Operation CHANGE_RELATION

Identifier for changing the source and/or destination field of a relation.

DELETE

public static final Operation DELETE

Identifier for remove operation, which is used when removing a node

CHANGE_CONTEXT

public static final Operation CHANGE_CONTEXT

Identifier for change context operation, which is used when changing the context of a node

Since:

MMBase-1.7

Method Detail

getInt

public int getInt()

This method gives back the internal int value of the Operation, which can be used in switch statements

Returns:

the internal int value

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a string containing the description of the operation

getOperation

public static Operation getOperation(String operationString)

retrieve a Operation by a given string

Parameters:

operationString - the toString()

Returns:

Operation