User.Gecos (AOServ Client 1.85.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.aoindustries.aoserv.client.linux.User.Gecos

All Implemented Interfaces:

DtoFactory<Gecos>, Internable<User.Gecos>, Serializable, Comparable<User.Gecos>

Enclosing class:

User
```
public static final class User.Gecos
extends Object
implements Comparable<User.Gecos>, Serializable, DtoFactory<Gecos>, Internable<User.Gecos>
```
Used for the various user-provided fields in the /etc/passwd file.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecos_field

Author:

AO Industries, Inc.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int MAX_LENGTH

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`compareTo(User.Gecos other)`
`boolean`	`equals(Object O)`
`Gecos`	`getDto()`
`int`	`hashCode()`
`User.Gecos`	`intern()`	Interns this id much in the same fashion as `String.intern()`.
`String`	`toString()`
`static ValidationResult`	`validate(String value)`	Determines if a name can be used as a GECOS field.
`static User.Gecos`	`valueOf(String value)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - MAX_LENGTH
```
public static final int MAX_LENGTH
```
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - validate
```
public static ValidationResult validate(String value)
```
    Determines if a name can be used as a GECOS field. A GECOS field is valid if it is between 1 and 100 characters in length and uses only [a-z,A-Z,0-9,-,_,@, ,.,#,=,/,$,%,^,&,*,(,),?,'] for each character.
    
    Refer to man 5 passwd
  - valueOf
```
public static User.Gecos valueOf(String value)
                          throws ValidationException
```
    Parameters:
    
    value - when null, returns null
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException
  - equals
```
public boolean equals(Object O)
```
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
  - compareTo
```
public int compareTo(User.Gecos other)
```
    Specified by:
    
    compareTo in interface Comparable<User.Gecos>
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - intern
```
public User.Gecos intern()
```
    Interns this id much in the same fashion as String.intern().
    
    Specified by:
    
    intern in interface Internable<User.Gecos>
    
    See Also:
    
    String.intern()
  - getDto
```
public Gecos getDto()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getDto in interface DtoFactory<Gecos>