java.security

Class AccessControlException

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Throwable

java.lang.Exception

java.lang.RuntimeException

java.lang.SecurityException

java.security.AccessControlException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class AccessControlException
extends SecurityException

This exception is thrown when the AccessController denies an attempt to perform an operation. This often keeps track of the permission that was not granted.

See Also:

AccessController, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AccessControlException(String msg) Create a new instance with a descriptive error message, and a null Permission object.
AccessControlException(String msg, Permission perm) Create a new instance with a descriptive error message and an associated Permission object.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Permission	getPermission() This method returns the Permission object that caused this exception to be thrown.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AccessControlException

public AccessControlException(String msg)

Create a new instance with a descriptive error message, and a null Permission object.

Parameters:

msg - the descriptive error message

AccessControlException

public AccessControlException(String msg,
                      Permission perm)

Create a new instance with a descriptive error message and an associated Permission object.

Parameters:

msg - the descriptive error message

perm - the permission that caused this

Method Detail

getPermission

public Permission getPermission()

This method returns the Permission object that caused this exception to be thrown.

Returns:

the denied permission, or null