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/**
* @author Alexey V. Varlamov
* @version $Revision$
*/

package java.security;

/**
 * {@code Guard} implementors protect access to other objects.
 * 
 * @since Android 1.0
 */
public interface Guard {

    /**
     * Checks whether access to the specified {@code Object} should be granted.
     * This method returns silently if access is granted, otherwise a {@code
     * SecurityException} is thrown.
     * 
     * @param object
     *            the object to be protected by this {@code Guard}.
     * @throws SecurityException
     *             if access is not granted.
     * @since Android 1.0
     */
    public void checkGuard(Object object) throws SecurityException;
}