Package org.springframework.security.access.hierarchicalroles

Class NullRoleHierarchy

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.security.access.hierarchicalroles.NullRoleHierarchy

All Implemented Interfaces:

RoleHierarchy

public final class NullRoleHierarchy
extends Object
implements RoleHierarchy

Since:

3.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NullRoleHierarchy()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority>	getReachableGrantedAuthorities(Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> authorities)	Returns an array of all reachable authorities.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

NullRoleHierarchy

public NullRoleHierarchy()

Method Details

getReachableGrantedAuthorities

public Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> getReachableGrantedAuthorities(Collection<? extends GrantedAuthority> authorities)

Description copied from interface: RoleHierarchy

Returns an array of all reachable authorities.

Reachable authorities are the directly assigned authorities plus all authorities that are (transitively) reachable from them in the role hierarchy.

Example:
Role hierarchy: ROLE_A > ROLE_B > ROLE_C.
Directly assigned authority: ROLE_A.
Reachable authorities: ROLE_A, ROLE_B, ROLE_C.

Specified by:

getReachableGrantedAuthorities in interface RoleHierarchy

Parameters:

authorities - - List of the directly assigned authorities.

Returns:

List of all reachable authorities given the assigned authorities.