BasicPermission | API reference | Android Developers

Added in API level 1

Summary: Ctors | Methods | Inherited Methods

BasicPermission

public abstract class BasicPermission
extends Permission implements Serializable

Known direct 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
`BasicPermission(String name)`
`BasicPermission(String name, String actions)`

Public methods
`String`	`getActions()`
`boolean`	`implies(Permission p)`

Inherited methods

From class


        
          java.security.Permission

`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()`

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

BasicPermission

Added in API level 1

public BasicPermission (String name)

Parameters
`name`	`String`

BasicPermission

Added in API level 1

public BasicPermission (String name, 
                String actions)

Parameters
`name`	`String`
`actions`	`String`

Public methods

getActions

Added in API level 1

public String getActions ()

Returns
`String`

implies

Added in API level 1

public boolean implies (Permission p)

Parameters
`p`	`Permission`

Returns
`boolean`

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Last updated 2026-02-13 UTC.

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java.lang.Object
↳	java.security.Permission
	↳	java.security.BasicPermission

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BasicPermission

Summary

Public constructors

Public methods

Inherited methods

Public constructors

BasicPermission

BasicPermission

Public methods

getActions

implies