org.openafs.jafs
Interface PTSEntry

All Known Implementing Classes:

Group, User

public interface PTSEntry

An interface representation of a PTS entry as it applies to AFS users and groups. This interface is implemented in both User and Group object abstractions.

Version:

1.0, 3/31/02

See Also:

User, Group

Field Summary

static short	PTS_GROUP Constant for Group object implementers, used with getType()
static short	PTS_USER Constant for User object implementers, used with getType()

Method Summary

Cell	getCell() Returns the Cell this PTS user or group belongs to.
PTSEntry	getCreator() Returns the creator of this PTS user or group.
String	getName() Returns the name of this PTS user or group.
PTSEntry	getOwner() Returns the owner of this PTS user or group.
short	getType() Returns the type of PTS entry the implementing object represents.
int	getUID() Returns the numeric AFS id of this user or group.

Field Detail

PTS_USER

public static final short PTS_USER

Constant for User object implementers, used with getType()

See Also:

Constant Field Values

PTS_GROUP

public static final short PTS_GROUP

Constant for Group object implementers, used with getType()

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getCell

public Cell getCell()

Returns the Cell this PTS user or group belongs to.

Returns:

the Cell this PTS user or group belongs to

getCreator

public PTSEntry getCreator()
                    throws AFSException

Returns the creator of this PTS user or group.

Returns:

the creator of this PTS user or group

Throws:

AFSException - If an error occurs in the native code

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this PTS user or group.

Returns:

the name of this PTS user or group

getOwner

public PTSEntry getOwner()
                  throws AFSException

Returns the owner of this PTS user or group.

Returns:

the owner of this PTS user or group

Throws:

AFSException - If an error occurs in the native code

getType

public short getType()

Returns the type of PTS entry the implementing object represents.

Possible values are:

• PTS_USER -- a User object
• PTS_GROUP -- a Group object

Returns:

the name of this PTS user or group

getUID

public int getUID()
           throws AFSException

Returns the numeric AFS id of this user or group.

Returns:

the AFS id of this user/group

Throws:

AFSException - If an error occurs in the native code