01: /*
02: * @(#)PrivilegedExceptionAction.java 1.12 06/10/10
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27:
28: package java.security;
29:
30: /**
31: * A computation to be performed with privileges enabled, that throws one or
32: * more checked exceptions. The computation is performed by invoking
33: * <code>AccessController.doPrivileged</code> on the
34: * <code>PrivilegedExceptionAction</code> object. This interface is
35: * used only for computations that throw checked exceptions;
36: * computations that do not throw
37: * checked exceptions should use <code>PrivilegedAction</code> instead.
38: *
39: * @see AccessController
40: * @see AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction)
41: * @see AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction,
42: * AccessControlContext)
43: * @see PrivilegedAction
44: */
45:
46: public interface PrivilegedExceptionAction {
47: /**
48: * Performs the computation. This method will be called by
49: * <code>AccessController.doPrivileged</code> after enabling privileges.
50: *
51: * @return a class-dependent value that may represent the results of the
52: * computation. Each class that implements
53: * <code>PrivilegedExceptionAction</code> should document what
54: * (if anything) this value represents.
55: * @throws Exception an exceptional condition has occurred. Each class
56: * that implements <code>PrivilegedExceptionAction</code> should
57: * document the exceptions that its run method can throw.
58: * @see AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction)
59: * @see AccessController#doPrivileged(PrivilegedExceptionAction,AccessControlContext)
60: */
61:
62: Object run() throws Exception;
63: }
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