# com.bea.p13n.entitlements.resource
HierarchyRoleResource Class

public class HierarchyRoleResource
extends `P13nResource`

The HierarchyRoleResource class is used to represent an application defined resource for management and runtime checking of role and security policies.

This class has special significance for the formation and runtime checking of role policies associated with a resource. Role policies will be collected at all scopes using this class, i.e. at the application leaf node; at all resource hierarchy levels according to the appResourceID; at the webapp scope; at the enterprise application scope; and at the global scope.

This class will search for security policies beginning at the application resource leaf node and then in a hiearchical manner, until located, using the P13nSecurityResource class.

Hierarchy
  `Object`
  `ResourceBase`
  `P13nResource`
  `HierarchyRoleResource`

All Implemented Interfaces
  `Resource`, `SelfDescribingResource`, `Serializable`

## Field Summary

Fields from com.bea.p13n.entitlements.resource`.`P13nResource``
``empty``

Fields from weblogic.security.service`.`ResourceBase``
`id, length, NO_PARENT, parent, resStr, SCOPE_RESOURCE_ACTION, values`

Fields from interface weblogic.security.spi`.`SelfDescribingResource``
`LIST_FIELD_TYPE, NORMAL_FIELD_TYPE, PATH_FIELD_TYPE, UNDEFINED_FIELD_TYPE`

## Constructor Summary

HierarchyRoleResource(`String` entAppName, `String` webAppName, `String` appResourceID, `String` capability) Construct a resource whose role policies will be scoped at all hierarchical levels.

## Method Summary

`public final int` | `getResourceScope`() Return the resource type of this class.

Methods from `com.bea.p13n.entitlements.resource.`P13nResource``
``getCapabilityName`, `getEntAppName`, `getKeys`, `getResourceName`, `getSecurityResource`, `getType`, `getWebAppName`, `makeParent`, `setInitialValues`, `setSecurityResource`, `toString``

Methods from `weblogic.security.service.`ResourceBase``
`appendArrayValue, appendValue, equals, getFieldType, getID, getKeys, getParentResource, getRepeatingFieldIndex, getRepeatingFieldTerminatingIndex, getValues, hashCode, init, init, makeParent, reset, toString, writeResourceString`

Methods from class `java.lang.`Object``
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Methods from interface `weblogic.security.spi.`Resource``
`equals, getID, getKeys, getParentResource, getType, getValues, hashCode, toString`

Methods from interface `weblogic.security.spi.`SelfDescribingResource``
`getFieldType, getRepeatingFieldIndex, getRepeatingFieldTerminatingIndex`

## Constructor Detail

### HierarchyRoleResource

    public HierarchyRoleResource(String entAppName,
                                 String webAppName,
                                 String appResourceID,
                                 String capability)

  Construct a resource whose role policies will be scoped at all hierarchical levels.

## Method Detail

### getResourceScope() Method

    public final int getResourceScope()

Return the resource type of this class.

Overrides
  `P13nResource.getResourceScope()`

#### Returns

EntitlementConstants.HIERARCHICAL_ROLE_INHERITANCE.