C++ Client API Reference for Oracle Coherence: coherence/security/Principal.hpp Source File

00001 /*
00002  * Copyright (c) 2000, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
00003  *
00004  * Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at
00005  * http://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl.
00006  */
00007 #ifndef COH_PRINCIPAL_HPP
00008 #define COH_PRINCIPAL_HPP
00009 
00010 #include "coherence/lang.ns"
00011 
00012 COH_OPEN_NAMESPACE2(coherence,security)
00013 
00014 /**
00015 * A Principal represents a portion of an overall identity, such as a person,
00016 * or group.
00017 *
00018 * @see Subject
00019 *
00020 * @author mf  2008.08.22
00021 */
00022 class Principal
00023     : public interface_spec<Principal>
00024     {
00025     // ----- Principal interface --------------------------------------------
00026 
00027     public:
00028         /**
00029         * Return the name of this principal.
00030         *
00031         * @return the name of this principal
00032         */
00033         virtual String::View getName() const = 0;
00034     };
00035 
00036 COH_CLOSE_NAMESPACE2
00037 
00038 #endif // COH_PRINCIPAL_HPP