Permission (JMRI API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.Comparator<PermissionValue>

All Known Subinterfaces:

BooleanPermission, EnumPermission<E>

All Known Implementing Classes:

EditorPermissions.EditorPermission, LoadAndStorePermissionOwner.LoadXmlFilePermission, LoadAndStorePermissionOwner.StoreXmlFilePermission, PermissionsProgrammer.PermissionProgrammingOnMain, PermissionsProgrammer.PermissionProgrammingTrack, PermissionsSystemAdmin.PermissionEditOwnPassword, PermissionsSystemAdmin.PermissionEditPermissions, PermissionsSystemAdmin.PermissionEditPreferences
```
public interface Permission
extends java.util.Comparator<PermissionValue>
```
Defines a permission.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`PermissionValue`	`getDefaultPermission()`	Get the default permission if the user has no role.
`PermissionValue`	`getDefaultPermission(Role role)`	Get the default permission for a role.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	Get the name of the permission
`PermissionOwner`	`getOwner()`	Get the owner
`java.lang.String`	`getValue(PermissionValue value)`
`PermissionValue`	`valueOf(java.lang.String value)`

Methods inherited from interface java.util.Comparator
compare, equals, reversed, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparing, thenComparingDouble, thenComparingInt, thenComparingLong

- Method Detail
  - getOwner
```
@Nonnull
PermissionOwner getOwner()
```
    Get the owner
    
    Returns:
    
    the owner
  - getName
```
@Nonnull
java.lang.String getName()
```
    Get the name of the permission
    
    Returns:
    
    the name
  - getValue
```
java.lang.String getValue(PermissionValue value)
```
  - valueOf
```
PermissionValue valueOf(java.lang.String value)
```
  - getDefaultPermission
```
PermissionValue getDefaultPermission()
```
    Get the default permission if the user has no role.
    
    Returns:
    
    the default
  - getDefaultPermission
```
PermissionValue getDefaultPermission(Role role)
```
    Get the default permission for a role.
    
    Parameters:
    
    role - the role
    
    Returns:
    
    the default