public abstract class PermissionCollection
extends Object implements Serializable



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

Summary

Public constructors

PermissionCollection()

Public methods

abstract void add(Permission permission)

Adds a permission object to the current collection of permission objects.

abstract Enumeration<Permission> elements()

Returns an enumeration of all the Permission objects in the collection.

abstract boolean implies(Permission permission)

Checks to see if the specified permission is implied by the collection of Permission objects held in this PermissionCollection.

boolean isReadOnly()
void setReadOnly()

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Object clone()

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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.

Public constructors

PermissionCollection

public PermissionCollection ()

Public methods

add

public abstract void add (Permission permission)

Adds a permission object to the current collection of permission objects.

Parameters
permission Permission: the Permission object to add.
Throws
IllegalArgumentException - if this PermissionCollection object is a homogeneous collection and the permission is not of the correct type.
SecurityException - if this PermissionCollection object has been marked readonly

implies

public abstract boolean implies (Permission permission)

Checks to see if the specified permission is implied by the collection of Permission objects held in this PermissionCollection.

Parameters
permission Permission: the Permission object to compare.
Returns
boolean true if "permission" is implied by the permissions in the collection, false if not.

isReadOnly

public boolean isReadOnly ()
Returns
boolean

setReadOnly

public void setReadOnly ()

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Last updated 2026-02-13 UTC.