llvm-gcc-4.2/libjava/classpath/java/lang/reflect/AccessibleObject.java

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package java.lang.reflect;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

/**
 * This class is the superclass of various reflection classes, and
 * allows sufficiently trusted code to bypass normal restrictions to
 * do necessary things like invoke private methods outside of the
 * class during Serialization.  If you don't have a good reason
 * to mess with this, don't try. Fortunately, there are adequate
 * security checks before you can set a reflection object as accessible.
 *
 * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@cygnus.com)
 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
 * @see Field
 * @see Constructor
 * @see Method
 * @see ReflectPermission
 * @since 1.2
 * @status updated to 1.5
 */
public class AccessibleObject
    implements AnnotatedElement
{
  /**
   * True if this object is marked accessible, which means the reflected
   * object bypasses normal security checks.
   */
  // default visibility for use by inherited classes
  boolean flag = false;

  /**
   * Only the three reflection classes that extend this can create an
   * accessible object.  This is not serializable for security reasons.
   */
  protected AccessibleObject()
  {
  }

  /**
   * Return the accessibility status of this object.
   *
   * @return true if this object bypasses security checks
   */
  public boolean isAccessible()
  {
    return flag;
  }

  /**
   * Convenience method to set the flag on a number of objects with a single
   * security check. If a security manager exists, it is checked for
   * <code>ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")</code>.<p>
   *
   * It is forbidden to set the accessibility flag to true on any constructor
   * for java.lang.Class. This will result in a SecurityException. If the 
   * SecurityException is thrown for any of the passed AccessibleObjects,
   * the accessibility flag will be set on AccessibleObjects in the array prior 
   * to the one which resulted in the exception.
   *
   * @param array the array of accessible objects
   * @param flag the desired state of accessibility, true to bypass security
   * @throws NullPointerException if array is null
   * @throws SecurityException if the request is denied
   * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission(java.security.Permission)
   * @see RuntimePermission
   */
  public static void setAccessible(AccessibleObject[] array, boolean flag)
  {
    checkPermission();
    for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
      array[i].secureSetAccessible(flag);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the accessibility flag for this reflection object. If a security
   * manager exists, it is checked for
   * <code>ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")</code>.<p>
   *
   * It is forbidden to set the accessibility flag to true on any constructor for 
   * java.lang.Class. This will result in a SecurityException.
   *
   * @param flag the desired state of accessibility, true to bypass security
   * @throws NullPointerException if array is null
   * @throws SecurityException if the request is denied
   * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission(java.security.Permission)
   * @see RuntimePermission
   */
  public void setAccessible(boolean flag)
  {
    checkPermission();
    secureSetAccessible(flag);
  }

  /**
   * Performs the specified security check, for
   * <code>ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")</code>.
   *
   * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
   */
  private static void checkPermission()
  {
    SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
    if (sm != null)
      sm.checkPermission(new ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks"));
  }

  /**
   * Performs the actual accessibility change, this must always be invoked
   * after calling checkPermission.
   *
   * @param flag the desired status
   * @throws SecurityException if flag is true and this is a constructor
   * for <code>java.lang.Class</code>.
   */
  private void secureSetAccessible(boolean flag)
  {
    if (flag &&
        (this instanceof Constructor
          && ((Constructor) this).getDeclaringClass() == Class.class))
      throw new SecurityException("Cannot make object accessible: " + this);
    this.flag = flag;
  }

  /* FIXME[GENERICS]: <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class <T>) */
  public Annotation getAnnotation(Class annotationClass)
  {
    throw new AssertionError("Subclass must override this method");
  }

  public Annotation[] getAnnotations()
  {
    return getDeclaredAnnotations();
  }

  public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations()
  {
    throw new AssertionError("Subclass must override this method");
  }

  /* FIXME[GENERICS]: Signature is Class<? extends Annotation> */
  public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class annotationClass)
  {
    return getAnnotation(annotationClass) != null;
  }
}