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  Interface java.security.acl.Permission
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  Interface java.security.acl.Permission
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  <dt> public interface <b>Permission</b>
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This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant
 a particular type of access to a resource.
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  <dd>  Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented 
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	<a href="#toString()"><b>toString</b></a>()
  <dd>  Prints a string representation of this permission.
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 public abstract boolean equals(<a href="java.lang.Object.html#_top_">Object</a> another)
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  <dd> Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented 
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    <dt> <b>Parameters:</b>
    <dd> another - the Permission object to compare with.
    <dt> <b>Returns:</b>
    <dd> true if the Permission objects are equal, false otherwise
    <dt> <b>Overrides:</b>
    <dd> <a href="java.lang.Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object)">equals</a> in class <a href="java.lang.Object.html#_top_">Object</a>
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 public abstract <a href="java.lang.String.html#_top_">String</a> toString()
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  <dd> Prints a string representation of this permission.
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    <dt> <b>Returns:</b>
    <dd> the string representation of the permission.
    <dt> <b>Overrides:</b>
    <dd> <a href="java.lang.Object.html#toString()">toString</a> in class <a href="java.lang.Object.html#_top_">Object</a>
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