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* @(#)AccessControlException.java 1.15 06/10/10
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package java.security;
/**
* <p> This exception is thrown by the AccessController to indicate
* that a requested access (to a critical system resource such as the
* file system or the network) is denied.
*
* <p> The reason to deny access can vary. For example, the requested
* permission might be of an incorrect type, contain an invalid
* value, or request access that is not allowed according to the
* security policy. Such information should be given whenever
* possible at the time the exception is thrown.
*
* @version 1.9, 02/02/00
* @author Li Gong
* @author Roland Schemers
*/
public class AccessControlException extends SecurityException {
// the permission that caused the exeception to be thrown.
private Permission perm;
/**
* Constructs an <code>AccessControlException</code> with the
* specified, detailed message.
*
* @param s the detail message.
*/
public AccessControlException(String s) {
super(s);
}
/**
* Constructs an <code>AccessControlException</code> with the
* specified, detailed message, and the requested permission that caused
* the exception.
*
* @param s the detail message.
* @param p the permission that caused the exception.
*/
public AccessControlException(String s, Permission p) {
super(s);
perm = p;
}
/**
* Gets the Permission object associated with this exeception, or
* null if there was no corresponding Permission object.
*
* @return the Permission object.
*/
public Permission getPermission() {
return perm;
}
}