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public interface Guard
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This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used to protect access to another object.
This interface contains a single method, checkGuard, with a single object argument. checkGuard is invoked (by the GuardedObject getObject method) to determine whether or not to allow access to the object.

See Also:

GuardedObject

- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  void checkGuard(Object object)
  Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object object.

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`checkGuard(Object object)`	Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object `object`.

- Method Detail
  - checkGuard
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void checkGuard(Object object)
         throws SecurityException
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    Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object object. Returns silently if access is allowed. Otherwise, throws a SecurityException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - the object being protected by the guard.
    
    Throws:
    
    SecurityException - if access is denied.

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Interface Guard

Method Summary

Method Detail

checkGuard