CORBA::Principal Class Reference

A "Principal" identifies an authenticated entity in the network administration framework. More...

#include <Principal.h>

Collaboration diagram for CORBA::Principal:

List of all members.

Public Types
typedef Principal_ptr	_ptr_type
typedef Principal_var	_var_type
Public Member Functions
unsigned long	_incr_refcnt (void)
unsigned long	_decr_refcnt (void)
	Principal (void)
Static Public Member Functions
static Principal *	_duplicate (Principal *)
static Principal *	_nil (void)
Public Attributes
CORBA::OctetSeq	id
Protected Member Functions
	~Principal (void)
	Destructor.
Private Member Functions
Principal &	operator= (const CORBA::Principal_ptr &)
	Principal (const CORBA::Principal_ptr &)
Private Attributes
ACE_Atomic_Op< TAO_SYNCH_MUTEX, unsigned long >	refcount_
	Reference counter.

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Detailed Description

A "Principal" identifies an authenticated entity in the network administration framework.

Identities are used to control acccess (authorization) as well as in audit trails (accountability).

Note:

This CORBA feature has been deprecated by the OMG. Use the CORBA Security Service instead.

Definition at line 56 of file Principal.h.

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Member Typedef Documentation

typedef Principal_ptr CORBA::Principal::_ptr_type

Definition at line 77 of file Principal.h.

typedef Principal_var CORBA::Principal::_var_type

Definition at line 78 of file Principal.h.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

CORBA::Principal::Principal

(

void

)

Definition at line 21 of file Principal.cpp.

  : refcount_ (1)
{
}

CORBA::Principal::~Principal

(

void

)

[protected]

Destructor.

Protected destructor to enforce proper memory management through the reference counting mechanism.

Definition at line 26 of file Principal.cpp.

{
}

CORBA::Principal::Principal

(

const CORBA::Principal_ptr &

)

[private]

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Member Function Documentation

unsigned long CORBA::Principal::_decr_refcnt

(

void

)

Definition at line 16 of file Principal.inl.

{
  unsigned long new_count = --this->refcount_;

  if (new_count == 0)
    delete this;

  return new_count;
}

CORBA::Principal * CORBA::Principal::_duplicate

(

CORBA::Principal *

x

)

[static]

Definition at line 46 of file Principal.inl.

{
  if (x != 0)
    {
      x->_incr_refcnt ();
    }

  return x;
}

unsigned long CORBA::Principal::_incr_refcnt

(

void

)

Definition at line 38 of file Principal.inl.

{
  return ++this->refcount_;
}

CORBA::Principal * CORBA::Principal::_nil

(

void

)

[static]

Definition at line 59 of file Principal.inl.

{
  return 0;
}

Principal& CORBA::Principal::operator=

(

const CORBA::Principal_ptr &

)

[private]

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Member Data Documentation

CORBA::OctetSeq CORBA::Principal::id

Definition at line 62 of file Principal.h.

ACE_Atomic_Op<TAO_SYNCH_MUTEX, unsigned long> CORBA::Principal::refcount_ [private]

Reference counter.

Definition at line 97 of file Principal.h.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• Principal.h
• Principal.cpp
• Principal.inl