java.security
Class GuardedObject

java.lang.Object
  java.security.GuardedObject

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class GuardedObject
extends Object
implements Serializable

GuardedObject controls access to an object, by checking all requests for the object with a Guard.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

GuardedObject(Object object, Guard guard)
Constructs a GuardedObject to protect access to the specified Object using the specified Guard.

Method Summary

Object

getObject() Checks whether access should be granted to the object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

GuardedObject

public GuardedObject(Object object,
                     Guard guard)

Constructs a GuardedObject to protect access to the specified Object using the specified Guard.

Parameters:

object - the Object to guard

guard - the Guard

Method Detail

getObject

public Object getObject()
                 throws SecurityException

Checks whether access should be granted to the object. If access is granted, this method returns the object. If it is not granted, then a SecurityException is thrown.

Returns:

the guarded object

Throws:

SecurityException - If access is not granted to the object