edu.sdsc.grid.io
Class GeneralAccount

java.lang.Object
  edu.sdsc.grid.io.GeneralAccount

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

LocalAccount, RemoteAccount

public abstract class GeneralAccount
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable

An object to hold the user information used when connecting to a file system. This class does not actually connect to a filesystem. It only hold user connection information. Setting or getting this information only refers to the contents of the object.

Field Summary

protected java.lang.String

homeDirectory The home directory on the server

Constructor Summary

GeneralAccount(java.lang.String homeDir)
Constructs an object to hold the user information used when connecting to a file system.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone()
abstract boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj)
protected void	finalize() Finalizes the object by explicitly letting go of each of its internally held values.
java.lang.String	getHomeDirectory() Returns the homeDirectory used by this GeneralAccount.
abstract void	setHomeDirectory(java.lang.String homeDir) Sets the home directory of this GeneralAccount.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

homeDirectory

protected java.lang.String homeDirectory

The home directory on the server

Constructor Detail

GeneralAccount

public GeneralAccount(java.lang.String homeDir)

Constructs an object to hold the user information used when connecting to a file system.

Parameters:

homeDirectory - home directory on the SRB

Method Detail

finalize

protected void finalize()

Finalizes the object by explicitly letting go of each of its internally held values.

Overrides:

finalize in class java.lang.Object

setHomeDirectory

public abstract void setHomeDirectory(java.lang.String homeDir)

Sets the home directory of this GeneralAccount.

getHomeDirectory

public java.lang.String getHomeDirectory()
                                  throws java.lang.NullPointerException

Returns the homeDirectory used by this GeneralAccount.

Returns:

homeDirectory

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

a copy of this account object.

equals

public abstract boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object