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## java.security.acl
Interface Permission

public interface Permission

This interface represents a permission, such as that used to grant a particular type of access to a resource.

Method Summary
`boolean` | `equals(Object another)` Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented in this interface.
`String` | `toString()` Prints a string representation of this permission.

Method Detail

### equals

    public boolean equals(Object another)

  Returns true if the object passed matches the permission represented in this interface.

  Overrides:
    `equals` in class `Object`
  Parameters:
    `another` - the Permission object to compare with.
  Returns:
    true if the Permission objects are equal, false otherwise

### toString

    public String toString()

  Prints a string representation of this permission.

  Overrides:
    `toString` in class `Object`
  Returns:
    the string representation of the permission.

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