01: /*
02: * @(#)Permission.java 1.16 06/10/10
03: *
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27:
28: package java.security.acl;
29:
30: /**
31: * This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant
32: * a particular type of access to a resource.
33: *
34: * @author Satish Dharmaraj
35: */
36: public interface Permission {
37:
38: /**
39: * Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented
40: * in this interface.
41: *
42: * @param another the Permission object to compare with.
43: *
44: * @return true if the Permission objects are equal, false otherwise
45: */
46: public boolean equals(Object another);
47:
48: /**
49: * Prints a string representation of this permission.
50: *
51: * @return the string representation of the permission.
52: */
53: public String toString();
54:
55: }
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