Rule

java.lang.Object
- aeonics.template.Item<Rule.Type>
- - aeonics.entity.security.Rule

Direct Known Subclasses:

Rule.And, Rule.AskProviders, Rule.Group, Rule.MatchAll, Rule.MatchAttribute, Rule.MatchContext, Rule.MatchNone, Rule.Not, Rule.Or, Rule.Role, Rule.Xor
```
public abstract class Rule
extends Item<Rule.Type>
```
This item plays a role in the definition of the Security. It represents a rule to grant or deny access based on some condition.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Rule.And`
`static class`	`Rule.AskProviders`
`static class`	`Rule.Group`
`static class`	`Rule.MatchAll`
`static class`	`Rule.MatchAttribute`
`static class`	`Rule.MatchContext`
`static class`	`Rule.MatchNone`
`static class`	`Rule.Not`
`static class`	`Rule.Or`
`static class`	`Rule.Role`
`static class`	`Rule.Type`	Superclass for all role entities.
`static class`	`Rule.Xor`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Rule()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

protected java.lang.Class<? extends Rule> category()
Returns the target entity category.
- Methods inherited from class aeonics.template.Item
  creator, creator, defaultCreator, defaultTarget, defaultType, from, target, target, template, type, type
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Rule
```
public Rule()
```
- Method Detail
  - category
```
protected java.lang.Class<? extends Rule> category()
```
    Description copied from class: Item
    
    Returns the target entity category. This method should be implemented by subclasses to specify the entity category.
    
    Specified by:
    
    category in class Item<Rule.Type>
    
    Returns:
    
    the target entity category