*** This class provides Binary Compatibility only, not Source Compatibility ***

com.sas.services.connection
Class Credential

com.sas.services.connection.Credential

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PasswordCredential, SecurityPackageCredential, TrustedPeerCredential

@SASScope(value="ALL")
@BinaryCompatibilityOnly
public abstract class Credential
implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.io.Serializable

A base class for credentials that can be used to authenticate and authorize use of a connection factory.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected	Credential() Construct a credential object.
protected	Credential(java.lang.String domain) Construct a credential object.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone()
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object that)
java.lang.String	getDomain() Get the authentication domain.
java.util.Locale	getLocale() Get the locale.
int	hashCode()
void	setDomain(java.lang.String domain) Set the authentication domain.
void	setLocale(java.util.Locale locale) Set the locale.

Constructor Detail

Credential

protected Credential(java.lang.String domain)

Construct a credential object.

Parameters:

domain - the authentication domain

See Also:

setDomain(java.lang.String)

Credential

protected Credential()

Construct a credential object.

Method Detail

setDomain

public void setDomain(java.lang.String domain)

Set the authentication domain. The domain is a label that the factory uses to group servers and credentials. When connecting through a factory, the factory user must present a credential object with a domain that matches the domain of at least one server managed by the factory.

Empty string and null are considered to be equivalent domains. The default value is empty string.

Parameters:

domain - the authentication domain

getDomain

public java.lang.String getDomain()

Get the authentication domain.

Returns:

the authentication domain

See Also:

setDomain(java.lang.String)

getLocale

public java.util.Locale getLocale()

Get the locale.

Returns:

the locale

setLocale

public void setLocale(java.util.Locale locale)

Set the locale.

Parameters:

locale - the locale (e.g. en_US)

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object that)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

*** This class provides Binary Compatibility only, not Source Compatibility ***