Credentials (jnr-unixsocket 0.38.7 API)

java.lang.Object
- jnr.unixsocket.Credentials

```
public final class Credentials
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class represents the peer credentials, retrievable from an AF_UNIX socket.
An instance of this class can be retrieved, using either the socket-level methods UnixSocket.getCredentials() and UnixDatagramSocket.getCredentials() or by specifying UnixSocketOptions.SO_PEERCRED as argument to one of the channel-level methods UnixSocketChannel.getOption(java.net.SocketOption<T>) and UnixDatagramChannel.getOption(java.net.SocketOption<T>).
See also: socket (7)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`int`	`getGid()`	Retrieves the peer's numeric effective group ID.
`int`	`getPid()`	Retrieves the peer's process ID.
`int`	`getUid()`	Retrieves the peer's numeric effective user ID.
`java.lang.String`	`toString()`	Returns a human readable description of this instance.

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

- Method Detail
  - getPid
```
public int getPid()
```
    Retrieves the peer's process ID.
    
    Returns:
    
    The PID.
  - getUid
```
public int getUid()
```
    Retrieves the peer's numeric effective user ID.
    
    Returns:
    
    The EUID.
  - getGid
```
public int getGid()
```
    Retrieves the peer's numeric effective group ID.
    
    Returns:
    
    The EGID.
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Returns a human readable description of this instance.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object