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## java.lang.reflect
Class ReflectPermission

    java.lang.Object
      java.security.Permission
          java.security.BasicPermission
              java.lang.reflect.ReflectPermission

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Guard

    public final class ReflectPermission

extends BasicPermission

The Permission class for reflective operations. A ReflectPermission is a named permission and has no actions. The only name currently defined is `suppressAccessChecks`, which allows suppressing the standard Java language access checks -- for public, default (package) access, protected, and private members -- performed by reflected objects at their point of use.

The following table provides a summary description of what the permission allows, and discusses the risks of granting code the permission.

Permission Target Name | What the Permission Allows | Risks of Allowing this Permission
--- | --- | ---
suppressAccessChecks | ability to access fields and invoke methods in a class. Note that this includes not only public, but protected and private fields and methods as well. | This is dangerous in that information (possibly confidential) and methods normally unavailable would be accessible to malicious code.

Since:
  1.2
See Also:
  `Permission`, `BasicPermission`, `AccessibleObject`, `Field.get(java.lang.Object)`, `Field.set(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)`, `Method.invoke(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object...)`, `Constructor.newInstance(java.lang.Object...)`, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`ReflectPermission(String name)` Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name.
`ReflectPermission(String name, String actions)` Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name and actions.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.security.BasicPermission
`equals, getActions, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection`

Methods inherited from class java.security.Permission
`checkGuard, getName, toString`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### ReflectPermission

    public ReflectPermission(String name)

  Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the ReflectPermission
  Throws:
    `NullPointerException` - if `name` is `null`.
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` is empty.

### ReflectPermission

    public ReflectPermission(String name,
                             String actions)

  Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name and actions. The actions should be null; they are ignored.

  Parameters:
    `name` - the name of the ReflectPermission
    `actions` - should be null
  Throws:
    `NullPointerException` - if `name` is `null`.
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` is empty.

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