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25
26 package java.security.acl;
27
28 /**
29 * This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant
30 * a particular type of access to a resource.
31 *
32 * @author Satish Dharmaraj
33 */
34 public interface Permission {
35
36 /**
37 * Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented
38 * in this interface.
39 *
40 * @param another the Permission object to compare with.
41 *
42 * @return true if the Permission objects are equal, false otherwise
43 */
44 public boolean equals(Object another);
45
46 /**
47 * Prints a string representation of this permission.
48 *
49 * @return the string representation of the permission.
50 */
51 public String toString();
52
53 }
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