## org.jboss.security
Class AnybodyPrincipal

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.jboss.security.AnybodyPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Comparable, java.security.Principal

public class AnybodyPrincipal
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Comparable, java.security.Principal

An implementation of Principal and Comparable that represents any role. Any Principal or name of a Principal when compared to an AnybodyPrincipal using `equals` or `compareTo` will always be found equals to the AnybodyPrincipal. Note that this class is not likely to operate correctly in a collection since the hashCode() and equals() methods are not correlated.

Version:
  $Revision: 1.2.2.1 $
Author:
  Scott.Stark@jboss.org

Field Summary
`static java.lang.String` `ANYBODY`
`static AnybodyPrincipal` `ANYBODY_PRINCIPAL`

Constructor Summary
`AnybodyPrincipal()`

Method Summary
`int` `compareTo(java.lang.Object o)` This method always returns 0 to indicate equality for any argument.
`boolean` `equals(java.lang.Object another)` This method always returns 0 to indicate equality for any argument.
`java.lang.String` `getName()`
`int` `hashCode()`
`java.lang.String` `toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### ANYBODY

    public static final java.lang.String ANYBODY

### ANYBODY_PRINCIPAL

    public static final AnybodyPrincipal ANYBODY_PRINCIPAL

Constructor Detail

### AnybodyPrincipal

    public AnybodyPrincipal()

Method Detail

### hashCode

    public int hashCode()

  Specified by:
    `hashCode` in interface `java.security.Principal`
  Overrides:
    `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`

### getName

    public java.lang.String getName()

  Specified by:
    `getName` in interface `java.security.Principal`
  Returns:
    "<ANYBODY>"

### toString

    public java.lang.String toString()

  Specified by:
    `toString` in interface `java.security.Principal`
  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `java.lang.Object`

### equals

    public boolean equals(java.lang.Object another)

  This method always returns 0 to indicate equality for any argument. This is only meaningful when comparing against other Principal objects or names of Principals.
  Specified by:
    `equals` in interface `java.security.Principal`
  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
  Returns:
    true to indicate equality for any argument.

### compareTo

    public int compareTo(java.lang.Object o)

  This method always returns 0 to indicate equality for any argument. This is only meaningful when comparing against other Principal objects or names of Principals.
  Specified by:
    `compareTo` in interface `java.lang.Comparable`
  Returns:
    0 to indicate equality for any argument.

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