# com.bea.p13n.security.management
ProviderDescription Class

public class ProviderDescription
extends `Object`
implements `Serializable`

This base class holds information describing a single SSPI provider. It is a convenience class, an immutable value object used by provider management functions.

Hierarchy
  `Object`
  `ProviderDescription`

All Implemented Interfaces
  `Serializable`

Direct Known Subclasses
  `AtnProviderDescription`, `RoleProviderDescription`

## Constructor Summary

ProviderDescription(`String` theVersion, `String` aDescription, `String` aDisplayName)

## Method Summary

`public `String`` | `getDescription`() Get the description of this provider's implementation.
`public `String`` | `getDisplayName`() Get the display description of this provider's implementation.
`public `String`` | `getVersion`() Get the version number of this provider's implementation.

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

## Constructor Detail

### ProviderDescription

    public ProviderDescription(String theVersion,
                               String aDescription,
                               String aDisplayName)

## Method Detail

### getDescription() Method

    public String getDescription()

Get the description of this provider's implementation.

#### Returns

Short description of provider's implementation.

### getDisplayName() Method

    public String getDisplayName()

Get the display description of this provider's implementation.

#### Returns

Short description of provider's implementation.

### getVersion() Method

    public String getVersion()

Get the version number of this provider's implementation.

#### Returns

version number