Class RoleHierarchyUtils

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.security.access.hierarchicalroles.RoleHierarchyUtils

public final class RoleHierarchyUtils
extends Object

Utility methods for RoleHierarchy.

Since:

4.2.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	roleHierarchyFromMap(Map<String, List<String>> roleHierarchyMap)	Deprecated. Use RoleHierarchyImpl.fromHierarchy(String) or the builder-based approach instead of this manual conversion.

Methods inherited from class Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

roleHierarchyFromMap

@Deprecated
public static String roleHierarchyFromMap(Map<String, List<String>> roleHierarchyMap)

Deprecated.

Use RoleHierarchyImpl.fromHierarchy(String) or the builder-based approach instead of this manual conversion.

Converts the supplied Map of role name to implied role name(s) to a string representation understood by the role hierarchy parser. The map key is the role name and the map value is a List of implied role name(s). * @param roleHierarchyMap the mapping(s) of role name to implied role name(s)

Returns:

a string representation of a role hierarchy

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if roleHierarchyMap is null or empty, or if a role name/implied role name is null or empty