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package java.security;

/**
 * A GuardedObject is an object that is used to protect access to
 * another object.
 *
 * <p>A GuardedObject encapsulates a target object and a Guard object,
 * such that access to the target object is possible
 * only if the Guard object allows it.
 * Once an object is encapsulated by a GuardedObject,
 * access to that object is controlled by the {@code getObject}
 * method, which invokes the
 * {@code checkGuard} method on the Guard object that is
 * guarding access. If access is not allowed,
 * an exception is thrown.
 *
 * @see Guard
 * @see Permission
 *
 * @author Roland Schemers
 * @author Li Gong
 * @since 1.2
 */

public class GuardedObject implements java.io.Serializable {

 private static final long serialVersionUID = -5240450096227834308L;

 private Object object; // the object we are guarding
 private Guard guard; // the guard

 /**
 * Constructs a GuardedObject using the specified object and guard.
 * If the Guard object is null, then no restrictions will
 * be placed on who can access the object.
 *
 * @param object the object to be guarded.
 *
 * @param guard the Guard object that guards access to the object.
 */

 public GuardedObject(Object object, Guard guard)
 {
 this.guard = guard;
 this.object = object;
 }

 /**
 * Retrieves the guarded object, or throws an exception if access
 * to the guarded object is denied by the guard.
 *
 * @return the guarded object.
 *
 * @exception SecurityException if access to the guarded object is
 * denied.
 */
 public Object getObject()
 throws SecurityException
 {
 if (guard != null)
 guard.checkGuard(object);

 return object;
 }

 /**
 * Writes this object out to a stream (i.e., serializes it).
 * We check the guard if there is one.
 */
 private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream oos)
 throws java.io.IOException
 {
 if (guard != null)
 guard.checkGuard(object);

 oos.defaultWriteObject();
 }
}