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## java.security
Interface Guard

All Known Implementing Classes:
  Permission

public interface Guard

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
`void` | `checkGuard(Object object)` Determines whether or not to allow access to the guarded object `object`.

Method Detail

### checkGuard

    public void checkGuard(Object object)
                    throws SecurityException

  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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