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Added in API level 1

PermissionCollection

abstract class PermissionCollection : Serializable

kotlin.Any
	java.security.PermissionCollection

Known Direct Subclasses

Permissions

Android doesn't support SecurityManager.

Android doesn't support SecurityManager. Do not use this class.

Summary

Public constructors
`PermissionCollection()`

Public methods
abstract Unit	`add(permission: Permission!)` Adds a permission object to the current collection of permission objects.
abstract Enumeration<Permission!>!	`elements()` Returns an enumeration of all the Permission objects in the collection.
abstract Boolean	`implies(permission: Permission!)` Checks to see if the specified permission is implied by the collection of Permission objects held in this PermissionCollection.
open Boolean	`isReadOnly()`
open Unit	`setReadOnly()`

Public constructors

PermissionCollection

Added in API level 1

PermissionCollection()

Public methods

add

Added in API level 1

abstract fun add(permission: Permission!): Unit

Adds a permission object to the current collection of permission objects.

Parameters
`permission`	Permission!: the Permission object to add.

Exceptions
`java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`	- if this PermissionCollection object is a homogeneous collection and the permission is not of the correct type.
`java.lang.SecurityException`	- if this PermissionCollection object has been marked readonly

elements

Added in API level 1

abstract fun elements(): Enumeration<Permission!>!

Returns an enumeration of all the Permission objects in the collection.

Return
`Enumeration<Permission!>!`	an enumeration of all the Permissions.

implies

Added in API level 1

abstract fun implies(permission: Permission!): Boolean

Checks to see if the specified permission is implied by the collection of Permission objects held in this PermissionCollection.

Parameters
`permission`	Permission!: the Permission object to compare.

Return
`Boolean`	true if "permission" is implied by the permissions in the collection, false if not.

isReadOnly

Added in API level 1

open fun isReadOnly(): Boolean

setReadOnly

Added in API level 1

open fun setReadOnly(): Unit

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Last updated 2026-02-13 UTC.

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