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org.apache.jetspeed.portlet
Interface User

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User

public interface User

The User interface is an abstract view on the user-specific data. Apart from a set of pre-defined, fixed set of attributes, the interface gives access to user data as well.

Since:

4.1

Method Summary
java.lang.Object	getAttribute(java.lang.String name) Returns the value of the attribute for the specified name, or null if no such attribute exists.
java.util.Enumeration	getAttributeNames() Returns an enumeration of all available attribute names.
java.lang.String	getFamilyName() Returns the user's family name (aka last name).
java.lang.String	getFullName() Returns the user's full name, or null if the full name is not available.
java.lang.String	getGivenName() Returns the user's given name (aka first name), or null if the given name is not available.
java.lang.String	getID() Returns the internal unique user id.
long	getLastLoginTime() Returns the point of time that this user was last logged in, or null if this information is not available.
java.lang.String	getNickName() Returns the user's nickname, or null if the nickname is not available.
java.lang.String	getUserID() Returns the user id, or null if the user id is not available.
boolean	isModifiable() Returns the status if it is possible to change the user's data.
void	setAttribute(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Object value) Sets the value of the attribute.
void	setFamilyName(java.lang.String familyName) Sets the user's family name (aka last name).
void	setGivenName(java.lang.String givenName) Sets the user's given name (aka first name).
void	setNickName(java.lang.String nickName) Sets the user's nickname.
void	setUserID(java.lang.String userID) Sets the user's id.

Method Detail

getID

public java.lang.String getID()

Returns the internal unique user id.

Returns:

the internal unique user id.

getUserID

public java.lang.String getUserID()

Returns the user id, or null if the user id is not available.

Returns:

the user id

getGivenName

public java.lang.String getGivenName()

Returns the user's given name (aka first name), or null if the given name is not available.

Returns:

the given name (aka first name)

getFamilyName

public java.lang.String getFamilyName()

Returns the user's family name (aka last name).

Returns:

the user's family name (aka last name)

getFullName

public java.lang.String getFullName()

Returns the user's full name, or null if the full name is not available.

The full name contains given name, family name, and possibly a title or suffix. Therefore, the full name may be different from the concatenation of given and family name.

Returns:

the full name

getNickName

public java.lang.String getNickName()

Returns the user's nickname, or null if the nickname is not available.

Returns:

the user's nickname.

getLastLoginTime

public long getLastLoginTime()

Returns the point of time that this user was last logged in, or null if this information is not available. The time is returned in number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 GMT.

Returns:

the last login time.

getAttribute

public java.lang.Object getAttribute(java.lang.String name)

Returns the value of the attribute for the specified name, or null if no such attribute exists.

Parameters:

name - the attribute name.

Returns:

the attribute value.

getAttributeNames

public java.util.Enumeration getAttributeNames()

Returns an enumeration of all available attribute names.

Returns:

an enumeration of attribute names.

setUserID

public void setUserID(java.lang.String userID)

Sets the user's id.

Parameters:

userID - the user's id

setGivenName

public void setGivenName(java.lang.String givenName)

Sets the user's given name (aka first name).

Parameters:

givenName - the user's given name (aka first name).

setFamilyName

public void setFamilyName(java.lang.String familyName)

Sets the user's family name (aka last name).

Parameters:

familyName - the user's family name (aka last name).

setNickName

public void setNickName(java.lang.String nickName)

Sets the user's nickname.

Parameters:

nickName - the user's nickname.

setAttribute

public void setAttribute(java.lang.String name,
                         java.lang.Object value)

Sets the value of the attribute.

Parameters:

name - the attribute name.

value - the attribute value.

isModifiable

public boolean isModifiable()

Returns the status if it is possible to change the user's data.

Returns:

true if the user's data can be changed, and false if they cannot be changed.