org.apache.catalina.users

## Class AbstractRole

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.catalina.users.AbstractRole

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Principal, Role
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    MemoryRole

      public abstract class AbstractRole
      extends Object
      implements Role

  Convenience base class for `Role` implementations.

  Since:
    4.1
  Author:
    Craig R. McClanahan

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected String` | `description` The description of this Role.
    `protected String` | `rolename` The role name of this Role.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractRole()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `getDescription()` Return the description of this role.
    `String` | `getName()` Make the principal name the same as the role name.
    `String` | `getRolename()` Return the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a `UserDatabase`.
    `abstract UserDatabase` | `getUserDatabase()` Return the `UserDatabase` within which this Role is defined.
    `void` | `setDescription(String description)` Set the description of this role.
    `void` | `setRolename(String rolename)` Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a `UserDatabase`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

      `equals, hashCode, toString`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### description

          protected String description

      The description of this Role.

    - #### rolename

          protected String rolename

      The role name of this Role.

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractRole

          public AbstractRole()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getDescription

          public String getDescription()

      Return the description of this role.
      Specified by:
        `getDescription` in interface `Role`
      Returns:
        the description of this role.

    - #### setDescription

          public void setDescription(String description)

      Set the description of this role.
      Specified by:
        `setDescription` in interface `Role`
      Parameters:
        `description` - The new description

    - #### getRolename

          public String getRolename()

      Return the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a `UserDatabase`.
      Specified by:
        `getRolename` in interface `Role`
      Returns:
        the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a `UserDatabase`.

    - #### setRolename

          public void setRolename(String rolename)

      Set the role name of this role, which must be unique within the scope of a `UserDatabase`.
      Specified by:
        `setRolename` in interface `Role`
      Parameters:
        `rolename` - The new role name

    - #### getUserDatabase

          public abstract UserDatabase getUserDatabase()

      Return the `UserDatabase` within which this Role is defined.
      Specified by:
        `getUserDatabase` in interface `Role`
      Returns:
        the `UserDatabase` within which this Role is defined.

    - #### getName

          public String getName()

      Make the principal name the same as the role name.
      Specified by:
        `getName` in interface `Principal`

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