Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Credentials#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Credentials#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Credentials#inhmethods)

# Credentials

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class
Credentials
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extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object


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| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.net.Credentials |

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A class for representing UNIX credentials passed via ancillary data
on UNIX domain sockets. See "man 7 unix" on a desktop linux distro.

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Credentials#Credentials(int,%20int,%20int)(int pid, int uid, int gid) ` |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Credentials#getGid()() ` |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Credentials#getPid()() ` |
| ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/Credentials#getUid()() ` |

| ### Inherited methods |
|---|---|
| From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` |---|---| | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. | | ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() ` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. | | ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*. | ||

## Public constructors

### Credentials

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public Credentials (int pid, 
                int uid, 
                int gid)
```

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| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `pid` | `int` <br /> |
| `uid` | `int` <br /> |
| `gid` | `int` <br /> |

## Public methods

### getGid

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int getGid ()
```

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | <br /> |

### getPid

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int getPid ()
```

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | <br /> |

### getUid

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public int getUid ()
```

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `int` | <br /> |