Class LinkPermission

public final class LinkPermission
extends BasicPermission

The Permission class for link creation operations.

The following table provides a summary description of what the permission allows, and discusses the risks of granting code the permission.

Table shows permission target name, what the permission allows, and associated risks
Permission Target Name	What the Permission Allows	Risks of Allowing this Permission
hard	Ability to add an existing file to a directory. This is sometimes known as creating a link, or hard link.	Extreme care should be taken when granting this permission. It allows linking to any file or directory in the file system thus allowing the attacker access to all files.
symbolic	Ability to create symbolic links.	Extreme care should be taken when granting this permission. It allows linking to any file or directory in the file system thus allowing the attacker to access to all files.

Since:: 1.7
See Also:: Files.createLink(java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.Path), Files.createSymbolicLink(java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.Path, java.nio.file.attribute.FileAttribute<?>...), Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`LinkPermission(String name)`	Constructs a `LinkPermission` with the specified name.
`LinkPermission(String name, String actions)`	Constructs a `LinkPermission` with the specified name.

equals, getActions, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection

checkGuard, getName, toString

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

public LinkPermission(String name)

Constructs a LinkPermission with the specified name.

Parameters:: name - the name of the permission. It must be "hard" or "symbolic".
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty or invalid

public LinkPermission(String name,
                      String actions)

Constructs a LinkPermission with the specified name.

Parameters:: name - the name of the permission; must be "hard" or "symbolic".; actions - the actions for the permission; must be the empty string or null
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty or invalid, or actions is a non-empty string