de.uka.ipd.consensus.foundation.user
Interface UserRole

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

UserRoleImpl

public interface UserRole

extends Serializable

This interface represents a role (for example, the admin role) that is managed by the UserManager and that can be assigned to users.

Version:

2006-06-14

Author:

Thomas Much

See Also:

UserManager, User

Method Summary

String	getDescription() Returns a short human-readable description of the role.
String	getRolename() Returns the unique rolename, e.g.
UserManager	getUserManager() Returns the UserManager that manages the roles.

Method Detail

getRolename

public String getRolename()

Returns the unique rolename, e.g. "admin".

Returns:

the name of the role

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Returns a short human-readable description of the role.

Returns:

a short description of the role

getUserManager

public UserManager getUserManager()

Returns the UserManager that manages the roles.

Returns:

the UserManager instance