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package java.security.acl;


This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant a particular type of access to a resource.
Author:Satish Dharmaraj
Since:1.1
Deprecated:This class is deprecated and subject to removal in a future version of Java SE. It has been replaced by java.security.Policy and related classes since 1.2.
/** * This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant * a particular type of access to a resource. * * @author Satish Dharmaraj * @since 1.1 * * @deprecated This class is deprecated and subject to removal in a future * version of Java SE. It has been replaced by {@code java.security.Policy} * and related classes since 1.2. */
@Deprecated(since="9", forRemoval=true) public interface Permission {
Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented in this interface.
Params:
  • another – the Permission object to compare with.
Returns:true if the Permission objects are equal, false otherwise
/** * Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented * in this interface. * * @param another the Permission object to compare with. * * @return true if the Permission objects are equal, false otherwise */
public boolean equals(Object another);
Prints a string representation of this permission.
Returns:the string representation of the permission.
/** * Prints a string representation of this permission. * * @return the string representation of the permission. */
public String toString(); }