AuthorizationServices

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public interface AuthorizationServices
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This interface provides a set of utility methods for custom components participating in authorization operations.

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`boolean`	`isUserInGroup(User user, java.lang.String groupIdentity)` Determine if the specified user is a member of the specified group, taking account of nested groups.

- Method Detail
  - isUserInGroup
```
boolean isUserInGroup(User user,
                      java.lang.String groupIdentity)
```
    Determine if the specified user is a member of the specified group, taking account of nested groups.
    
    Parameters:
    
    user - -- the user about whom the question is being asked
    
    groupIdentity - -- a string identifying the group about which the question is being asked, in any of the forms acceptable to Factory.Group.fetchInstance.
    
    Returns:
    
    True iff the user is a member (transitively) of the group.