com.softwareag.mdm.service
Class AccessPermission

java.lang.Object
  com.softwareag.mdm.service.AccessPermission

public final class AccessPermission

extends Object

Defines the permission to see and modify a resource. The possible states are :

• hidden – the resource is not displayed;
• read-only – the resource is shown but it cannot be modified; optionally a message may tell why;
• read-write – the resource is displayed and it may be modified;

Method Summary

char	getFlag() Returns a char that identifies the type of this permission.
static AccessPermission	getHidden() Factory method that specifies that a resource can neither be modified nor be displayed.
String	getLabel() Returns developer-friendly string.
static AccessPermission	getReadOnly() Factory method that specifies that a resource may be displayed but it cannot modified.
static AccessPermission	getReadOnly(UserMessage aReason) Factory method that specifies that a resource may be displayed but it cannot modified.
UserMessage	getReadOnlyReason() Only defined if this state is set as 'readOnly' and a specific reason is provided.
static AccessPermission	getReadWrite() Factory method that specifies that a resource may be displayed and modified.
boolean	isHidden()
boolean	isReadOnly()
boolean	isReadWrite()
AccessPermission	max(AccessPermission anotherPermission) Returns the least restricted permission of this instance and the instance given as argument.
AccessPermission	min(AccessPermission anotherPermission) Returns the most restricted permission of this instance and the instance given as argument.
static AccessPermission	parseFlag(char accessFlag) Factory method.
static AccessPermission	parseFlag(String accessFlag) Factory method.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

parseFlag

public static AccessPermission parseFlag(String accessFlag)

Factory method.

See Also:

parseFlag(char)

parseFlag

public static AccessPermission parseFlag(char accessFlag)

Factory method.

See Also:

parseFlag(String)

getReadWrite

public static AccessPermission getReadWrite()

Factory method that specifies that a resource may be displayed and modified.

getReadOnly

public static AccessPermission getReadOnly()

Factory method that specifies that a resource may be displayed but it cannot modified.

getReadOnly

public static AccessPermission getReadOnly(UserMessage aReason)

Factory method that specifies that a resource may be displayed but it cannot modified. The reason why resource cannot modified may be provided to the user.

Warning: the message is not always displayed in the current version of webMethods MDM.

getHidden

public static AccessPermission getHidden()

Factory method that specifies that a resource can neither be modified nor be displayed.

toString

public String toString()

isReadWrite

public boolean isReadWrite()

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly()

isHidden

public boolean isHidden()

getReadOnlyReason

public UserMessage getReadOnlyReason()

Only defined if this state is set as 'readOnly' and a specific reason is provided.

See Also:

getReadOnly(UserMessage)

min

public AccessPermission min(AccessPermission anotherPermission)

Returns the most restricted permission of this instance and the instance given as argument.

max

public AccessPermission max(AccessPermission anotherPermission)

Returns the least restricted permission of this instance and the instance given as argument.

getFlag

public char getFlag()

Returns a char that identifies the type of this permission.

getLabel

public String getLabel()

Returns developer-friendly string.