AccessControlGroup (JavaDocs for devon4j-security 2021.04.003)

java.lang.Object
- com.devonfw.module.security.common.api.accesscontrol.AccessControl
- - com.devonfw.module.security.common.api.accesscontrol.AccessControlGroup

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class AccessControlGroup
extends AccessControl
```
A AccessControlGroup represents a collection of permissions. A security administrator assigns a user to a group to grant him the permissions of that group.
Please note that a role is a special form of a group that also represents a strategic function. Therefore not every group is a role. Often a user can only have one role or can only act under one role at a time. Unfortunately these terms are often mixed up what is causing confusion.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AccessControlGroup()
The constructor.

AccessControlGroup(String id)
The constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`
`List<AccessControlGroup>`	`getInherits()`
`List<AccessControlPermission>`	`getPermissions()`
`String`	`getType()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`void`	`setInherits(List<AccessControlGroup> inherits)`
`void`	`setPermissions(List<AccessControlPermission> permissions)`
`void`	`setType(String type)`

Methods inherited from class com.devonfw.module.security.common.api.accesscontrol.AccessControl
getId, setId, toString

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

- Constructor Detail
  - AccessControlGroup
```
public AccessControlGroup()
```
    The constructor.
  - AccessControlGroup
```
public AccessControlGroup(String id)
```
    The constructor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - the ID.
- Method Detail
  - getType
```
public String getType()
```
    Returns:
    
    the type of this group. E.g. "role", "department", "use-case-group", etc. You can use this for your own purpose.
  - setType
```
public void setType(String type)
```
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type to set
  - getInherits
```
public List<AccessControlGroup> getInherits()
```
    Returns:
    
    inherits
  - setInherits
```
public void setInherits(List<AccessControlGroup> inherits)
```
    Parameters:
    
    inherits - the inherits to set
  - getPermissions
```
public List<AccessControlPermission> getPermissions()
```
    Returns:
    
    the List of AccessControlPermissions.
  - setPermissions
```
public void setPermissions(List<AccessControlPermission> permissions)
```
    Parameters:
    
    permissions - the new permissions.
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class AccessControl
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class AccessControl