labeleddata.java

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package org.acegisecurity.vote;

/**
 * This interface indicates data objects that carry a label. The purpose is to support
 * the {@link LabelBasedAclVoter}. When it votes, it evaluates all method arguments
 * tagged with this interface, and votes if they match the user's granted authorities list.
 *
 * @author Greg Turnquist
 */
public interface LabeledData {
    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================

    /**
     * Retrieve the domain object's data label. NOTE: This implementation only supports one data label per
     * object.
     *
     * @return The label value of data object as a string.
     */
    String getLabel();
}