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package com.sun.midp.push.gcf;

/**
 * Permission checking abstraction.
 */
public interface PermissionCallback {
    /**
     * Checks for permission and throws an exception if not allowed.
     *
     * <p>
     * May block to ask the user a question.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param permissionName unique name of the permission to check for,
     * cannot be <code>null</code>
     *
     * @param resource string to insert into the question,
     * can be <code>null</code>
     *
     * @param extraValue string to insert into the question,
     * can be <code>null</code>
     *
     * @exception SecurityException if the permission is not allowed
     */
    void checkForPermission(
            String permissionName,
            String resource,
            String extraValue) throws SecurityException;
}