Added in API level 1

Guard

public interface Guard

java.security.Guard


This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.

This interface contains a single method, checkGuard, with a single object argument. checkGuard is invoked (by the GuardedObject getObject method) to determine whether or not to allow access to the object.

See also:

Summary

Public methods

abstract void checkGuard(Object object)

Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object object.

Public methods

checkGuard

Added in API level 1
public abstract void checkGuard (Object object)

Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object object. Returns silently if access is allowed. Otherwise, throws a SecurityException.

Parameters
object Object: the object being protected by the guard.

Throws
SecurityException if access is denied.