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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.