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Class AWTPermission

All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Guard
@Deprecated(since="24", forRemoval=true) public final class AWTPermission extends BasicPermission
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
There is no replacement for this class.
This class is for AWT permissions. An AWTPermission contains a target name but no actions list; you either have the named permission or you don't.
API Note:
This permission cannot be used for controlling access to resources as the Security Manager is no longer supported. Consequently this class is deprecated for removal in a future release.
See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor Description
AWTPermission(String name)
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Creates a new AWTPermission with the specified name.
AWTPermission(String name, String actions)
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Creates a new AWTPermission object with the specified name.

Method Summary

Methods declared in class Permission

checkGuard, getName, toString

Methods declared in class Object

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

Constructor Details

AWTPermission

public AWTPermission(String name)
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Creates a new AWTPermission with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the AWTPermission, such as "topLevelWindow", "systemClipboard", etc. An asterisk may be used to indicate all AWT permissions.
Parameters:
name - the name of the AWTPermission
Throws:
NullPointerException - if name is null.
IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty.

AWTPermission

public AWTPermission(String name, String actions)
Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
Creates a new AWTPermission object with the specified name. The name is the symbolic name of the AWTPermission, and the actions string is currently unused and should be null.
Parameters:
name - the name of the AWTPermission
actions - should be null
Throws:
NullPointerException - if name is null.
IllegalArgumentException - if name is empty.

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