Returns the editor role. Encapsulates all viewer's permissions and permissions for actions that
modify the state of a resource.
See Also:Understanding Roles
If the value contains no slash character ('/'), the prefix"roles/""is
prepended. This slightly simplifies usage forpredefined roles. Forcustom roles, call this
method with the fully-qualified name, eg"projects/XXX/roles/YYY".
See Also:Viewing the Grantable Roles on Resources
Returns the owner role. Encapsulates all editor's permissions and permissions to manage access
control for a resource or manage the billing options for a project.
See Also:Understanding Roles
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Project owners can grant access to team members to access\nproject's resources and APIs by granting IAM roles to team members.\nSee Also: [Viewing the Grantable Roles on Resources](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/viewing-grantable-roles), [Understanding Roles](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles) \n\nInheritance\n-----------\n\n[Object](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html) \\\u003e Role \n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[Serializable](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/io/Serializable.html) \n\nInherited Members\n-----------------\n\n[Object.clone()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#clone--) \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-) \n[Object.finalize()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#finalize--) \n[Object.getClass()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#getClass--) \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--) \n[Object.notify()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notify--) \n[Object.notifyAll()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll--) \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--) \n[Object.wait()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait--) \n[Object.wait(long)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-) \n[Object.wait(long,int)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait-long-int-)\n\nStatic Methods\n--------------\n\n### editor()\n\n public static Role editor()\n\nReturns the editor role. Encapsulates all viewer's permissions and permissions for actions that\nmodify the state of a resource.\nSee Also: [Understanding Roles](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles)\n\n### of(String value)\n\n public static Role of(String value)\n\nReturns a new role given its string value.\n\nIf the value contains no slash character (`'/'`), the prefix `\"roles/\"\"` is\nprepended. This slightly simplifies usage for [predefined roles](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles). For [custom roles](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/creating-custom-roles), call this\nmethod with the fully-qualified name, eg `\"projects/XXX/roles/YYY\"`.\nSee Also: [Viewing the Grantable Roles on Resources](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/viewing-grantable-roles)\n\n### owner()\n\n public static Role owner()\n\nReturns the owner role. Encapsulates all editor's permissions and permissions to manage access\ncontrol for a resource or manage the billing options for a project.\nSee Also: [Understanding Roles](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles)\n\n### viewer()\n\n public static Role viewer()\n\nReturns the viewer role. Encapsulates the permission for read-only actions that preserve state\nof a resource.\nSee Also: [Understanding Roles](https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### equals(Object obj)\n\n public boolean equals(Object obj)\n\n**Overrides** \n[Object.equals(Object)](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#equals-java.lang.Object-)\n\n### getValue()\n\n public String getValue()\n\nReturns the string identifier for this role. For example, `\"roles/viewer\"`, `\n\"roles/editor\"`, or `\"roles/owner\"`.\n\n### hashCode()\n\n public int hashCode()\n\n**Overrides** \n[Object.hashCode()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode--)\n\n### toString()\n\n public String toString()\n\n**Overrides** \n[Object.toString()](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#toString--)"]]
