gcc/libjava/java/security/Guard.java
Tom Tromey 6c80c45e30 Jumbo patch:
* Imported beans and serialization
* Updated IA-64 port
* Miscellaneous bug fixes

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/* Guard.java -- Check access to a guarded object
Copyright (C) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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package java.security;
/**
* This interface specifies a mechanism for querying whether or not
* access is allowed to a guarded object.
*
* @version 0.0
*
* @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
*/
public interface Guard
{
/**
* This method tests whether or not access is allowed to the specified
* guarded object. Access is allowed if this method returns silently. If
* access is denied, an exception is generated.
*
* @param obj The <code>Object</code> to test
*
* @exception SecurityException If access to the object is denied.
*/
public abstract void
checkGuard(Object obj) throws SecurityException;
} // interface Guard