# Permission
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
Summary:[Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#pubctors)\|[Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#pubmethods)\|[Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#inhmethods)
# Permission
`
public
abstract
class
Permission
`
`
extends `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)`
``
implements
`[Guard](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Guard)`,
`[Serializable](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/Serializable)`
`
|---|--------------------------|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | java.security.Permission |
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| Known direct subclasses [AllPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/AllPermission),[BasicPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/BasicPermission),[FilePermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/FilePermission),[PrivateCredentialPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/security/auth/PrivateCredentialPermission),[SocketPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/SocketPermission),[UnresolvedPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/UnresolvedPermission) |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [AllPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/AllPermission) | Android doesn't support[SecurityManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/SecurityManager). | | [BasicPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/BasicPermission) | Android doesn't support[SecurityManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/SecurityManager). | | [FilePermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/FilePermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [PrivateCredentialPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/security/auth/PrivateCredentialPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [SocketPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/SocketPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [UnresolvedPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/UnresolvedPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | |
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| Known indirect subclasses [AuthPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/security/auth/AuthPermission),[LinkPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/nio/file/LinkPermission),[LoggingPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/logging/LoggingPermission),[NetPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/NetPermission),[PropertyPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/PropertyPermission),[ReflectPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/ReflectPermission),[RuntimePermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/RuntimePermission),[SQLPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/sql/SQLPermission),[SSLPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/net/ssl/SSLPermission),[SecurityPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/SecurityPermission),[SerializablePermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/SerializablePermission) |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| | [AuthPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/security/auth/AuthPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [LinkPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/nio/file/LinkPermission) | The`Permission`class for link creation operations. | | [LoggingPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/logging/LoggingPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [NetPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/NetPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [PropertyPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/util/PropertyPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [ReflectPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/reflect/ReflectPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [RuntimePermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/RuntimePermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [SQLPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/sql/SQLPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [SSLPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/net/ssl/SSLPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [SecurityPermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/SecurityPermission) | Legacy security code; do not use. | | [SerializablePermission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/io/SerializablePermission) | This legacy security is not supported on Android. | |
*** ** * ** ***
Android doesn't support[SecurityManager](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/SecurityManager). Do not use this class.
## Summary
| ### Public constructors ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
| ` `[Permission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#Permission(java.lang.String))`(`[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String)` name) ` |
| ### Public methods ||
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ` void` | ` `[checkGuard](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#checkGuard(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` object) ` Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object`object`. |
| ` abstract `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[getActions](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#getActions())`() ` |
| ` final `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[getName](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#getName())`() ` |
| ` abstract boolean` | ` `[implies](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#implies(java.security.Permission))`(`[Permission](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission)` permission) ` |
| ` `[PermissionCollection](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/PermissionCollection) | ` `[newPermissionCollection](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Permission#newPermissionCollection())`() ` |
| ### Inherited methods |
|-----------------------|---|
| From class` `[java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) | ` `[clone](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` `[equals](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. | | ` void` | ` `[finalize](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 `[Class](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class)`` | ` `[getClass](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this`Object`. | | ` int` | ` `[hashCode](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[notify](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` `[notifyAll](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` `[String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](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` | ` `[wait](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` | ` `[wait](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*. | ||
| From interface` `[java.security.Guard](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Guard)` ` |------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` abstract void` | ` `[checkGuard](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/Guard#checkGuard(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object)` object) ` Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object`object`. | ||
## Public constructors
### Permission
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public Permission (String name)
```
| Parameters ||
|--------|-----------------|
| `name` | `String`
|
## Public methods
### checkGuard
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public 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](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/SecurityException) | |
### getActions
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public abstract String getActions ()
```
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) |
|
### getName
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public final String getName ()
```
| Returns ||
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [String](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String) |
|
### implies
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public abstract boolean implies (Permission permission)
```
| Parameters ||
|--------------|---------------------|
| `permission` | `Permission`
|
| Returns ||
|-----------|--------|
| `boolean` |
|
### newPermissionCollection
Added in[API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)
```
public PermissionCollection newPermissionCollection ()
```
| Returns ||
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| [PermissionCollection](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/security/PermissionCollection) |
|