JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.2

java.security.acl
Interface Permission


public interface Permission

This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant a particular type of access to a resource.


Method Summary
 boolean equals(Object another)
          Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented in this interface.
 String toString()
          Prints a string representation of this permission.
 

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(Object another)
Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented in this interface.

Overrides:
equals in class Object
Parameters:
another - the Permission object to compare with.
Returns:
true if the Permission objects are equal, false otherwise
See Also:
Object.hashCode(), Hashtable

toString

public String toString()
Prints a string representation of this permission.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
the string representation of the permission.

JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.2

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