Source for java.security.AccessControlException

   1: /* AccessControlException.java -- Permission is denied
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  37: 
  38: package java.security;
  39: 
  40: /**
  41:  * This exception is thrown when the <code>AccessController</code> denies
  42:  * an attempt to perform an operation. This often keeps track of the
  43:  * permission that was not granted.
  44:  *
  45:  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  46:  * @see AccessController
  47:  * @status updated to 1.4
  48:  */
  49: public class AccessControlException extends SecurityException
  50: {
  51:   /**
  52:    * Compatible with JDK 1.1+.
  53:    */
  54:   private static final long serialVersionUID = 5138225684096988535L;
  55: 
  56:   /**
  57:    * The <code>Permission</code> associated with this exception.
  58:    *
  59:    * @serial the permission
  60:    */
  61:   private final Permission perm;
  62: 
  63:   /**
  64:    * Create a new instance with a descriptive error message, and a null
  65:    * <code>Permission</code> object.
  66:    *
  67:    * @param msg the descriptive error message
  68:    */
  69:   public AccessControlException(String msg)
  70:   {
  71:     this(msg, null);
  72:   }
  73: 
  74:   /**
  75:    * Create a new instance with a descriptive error message and an associated
  76:    * <code>Permission</code> object.
  77:    *
  78:    * @param msg the descriptive error message
  79:    * @param perm the permission that caused this
  80:    */
  81:   public AccessControlException(String msg, Permission perm)
  82:   {
  83:     super(msg);
  84:     this.perm = perm;
  85:   }
  86: 
  87:   /**
  88:    * This method returns the <code>Permission</code> object that caused
  89:    * this exception to be thrown.
  90:    *
  91:    * @return the denied permission, or null
  92:    */
  93:   public Permission getPermission()
  94:   {
  95:     return perm;
  96:   }
  97: }