ConfigAttribute (spring-security-docs-manual 5.5.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

PostInvocationAttribute, PreInvocationAttribute

All Known Implementing Classes:

Jsr250SecurityConfig, SecurityConfig
```
public interface ConfigAttribute
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Stores a security system related configuration attribute.
When an AbstractSecurityInterceptor is set up, a list of configuration attributes is defined for secure object patterns. These configuration attributes have special meaning to a RunAsManager, AccessDecisionManager or AccessDecisionManager delegate.
Stored at runtime with other ConfigAttributes for the same secure object target.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getAttribute()`	If the `ConfigAttribute` can be represented as a `String` and that `String` is sufficient in precision to be relied upon as a configuration parameter by a `RunAsManager`, `AccessDecisionManager` or `AccessDecisionManager` delegate, this method should return such a `String`.

- Method Detail
  - getAttribute
```
java.lang.String getAttribute()
```
    If the ConfigAttribute can be represented as a String and that String is sufficient in precision to be relied upon as a configuration parameter by a RunAsManager, AccessDecisionManager or AccessDecisionManager delegate, this method should return such a String.
    If the ConfigAttribute cannot be expressed with sufficient precision as a String, null should be returned. Returning null will require any relying classes to specifically support the ConfigAttribute implementation, so returning null should be avoided unless actually required.
    
    Returns:
    
    a representation of the configuration attribute (or null if the configuration attribute cannot be expressed as a String with sufficient precision).