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package java.security;
/**
* <p> This interface represents a guard, which is an object that is used
* to protect access to another object.
*
* <p>This interface contains a single method, <code>checkGuard</code>,
* with a single <code>object</code> argument. <code>checkGuard</code> is
* invoked (by the GuardedObject <code>getObject</code> method)
* to determine whether or not to allow access to the object.
*
* @see GuardedObject
*
* @author Roland Schemers
* @author Li Gong
*/
public interface Guard {
/**
* Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object
* <code>object</code>. Returns silently if access is allowed.
* Otherwise, throws a SecurityException.
*
* @param object the object being protected by the guard.
*
* @exception SecurityException if access is denied.
*
*/
void checkGuard(Object object) throws SecurityException;
}