Permission | API reference | Android Developers

Added in API level 1

Summary: Ctors | Methods | Inherited Methods

Permission

public abstract class Permission
extends Object implements Guard, Serializable

Known direct subclasses

AllPermission, BasicPermission, FilePermission, PrivateCredentialPermission, SocketPermission, UnresolvedPermission

AllPermission	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
BasicPermission	Android doesn't support `SecurityManager`.
FilePermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
PrivateCredentialPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
SocketPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
UnresolvedPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.

Known indirect subclasses

AuthPermission, LinkPermission, LoggingPermission, NetPermission, PropertyPermission, ReflectPermission, RuntimePermission, SQLPermission, SSLPermission, SecurityPermission, SerializablePermission

AuthPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
LinkPermission	The `Permission` class for link creation operations.
LoggingPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
NetPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
PropertyPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
ReflectPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
RuntimePermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
SQLPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
SSLPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
SecurityPermission	Legacy security code; do not use.
SerializablePermission	This legacy security is not supported on Android.

Android doesn't support SecurityManager. Do not use this class.

Summary

Public constructors
`Permission(String name)`

Public methods
`void`	`checkGuard(Object object)` Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object `object`.
`abstract String`	`getActions()`
`final String`	`getName()`
`abstract boolean`	`implies(Permission permission)`
`PermissionCollection`	`newPermissionCollection()`

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(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(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()` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.

From interface


        
          java.security.Guard


      checkGuard(Object object)

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

Public constructors

Permission

Added in API level 1

public Permission (String name)

Parameters
`name`	`String`

Public methods

checkGuard

Added in API level 1

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`

getActions

Added in API level 1

public abstract String getActions ()

Returns
`String`

getName

Added in API level 1

public final String getName ()

Returns
`String`

implies

Added in API level 1

public abstract boolean implies (Permission permission)

Parameters
`permission`	`Permission`

Returns
`boolean`

newPermissionCollection

Added in API level 1

public PermissionCollection newPermissionCollection ()

Returns
`PermissionCollection`

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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.

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Permission

Summary

Public constructors

Public methods

Inherited methods

Public constructors

Permission

Public methods

checkGuard

getActions

getName

implies

newPermissionCollection

java.lang.Object
↳	java.security.Permission