gcc/libjava/java/io/SerializablePermission.java
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/* SerializablePermission.java -- Basic permissions related to serialization.
Copyright (C) 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU Classpath.
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package java.io;
import java.security.BasicPermission;
/**
* This class models permissions related to serialization. As a subclass
* of <code>BasicPermission</code>, this class has permissions that have
* a name only. There is no associated action list.
* <p>
* There are currently two allowable permission names for this class:
* <ul>
* <li><code>enableSubclassImplementation</code> - Allows a subclass to
* override the default serialization behavior of objects.
* <li><code>enableSubstitution</code> - Allows substitution of one object
* for another during serialization or deserialization.
* </ul>
*
* @see java.security.BasicPermission
*
* @version 0.0
*
* @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
*/
public final class SerializablePermission extends BasicPermission
{
/*
* Class Variables
*/
private static final String[] legal_names = { "enableSubclassImplementation",
"enableSubstitution" };
/*************************************************************************/
/*
* Constructors
*/
/**
* This method initializes a new instance of <code>SerializablePermission</code>
* that has the specified name.
*
* @param name The name of the permission.
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException If the name is not valid for this class.
*/
public
SerializablePermission(String name)
{
this(name, null);
}
/*************************************************************************/
/**
* This method initializes a new instance of <code>SerializablePermission</code>
* that has the specified name and action list. Note that the action list
* is unused in this class.
*
* @param name The name of the permission.
* @param actions The action list (unused).
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException If the name is not valid for this class.
*/
public
SerializablePermission(String name, String actions)
{
super(name, actions);
for (int i = 0; i < legal_names.length; i++)
if (legal_names[i].equals(name))
return;
throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bad permission name: " + name);
}
} // class SerializablePermission