001 /* java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject
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037
038
039 package java.lang.reflect;
040
041 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
042
043 /**
044 * This class is the superclass of various reflection classes, and
045 * allows sufficiently trusted code to bypass normal restrictions to
046 * do necessary things like invoke private methods outside of the
047 * class during Serialization. If you don't have a good reason
048 * to mess with this, don't try. Fortunately, there are adequate
049 * security checks before you can set a reflection object as accessible.
050 *
051 * @author Tom Tromey (tromey@cygnus.com)
052 * @author Eric Blake (ebb9@email.byu.edu)
053 * @see Field
054 * @see Constructor
055 * @see Method
056 * @see ReflectPermission
057 * @since 1.2
058 * @status updated to 1.5
059 */
060 public class AccessibleObject
061 implements AnnotatedElement
062 {
063 /**
064 * True if this object is marked accessible, which means the reflected
065 * object bypasses normal security checks.
066 */
067 // default visibility for use by inherited classes
068 boolean flag = false;
069
070 /**
071 * Only the three reflection classes that extend this can create an
072 * accessible object. This is not serializable for security reasons.
073 */
074 protected AccessibleObject()
075 {
076 }
077
078 /**
079 * Return the accessibility status of this object.
080 *
081 * @return true if this object bypasses security checks
082 */
083 public boolean isAccessible()
084 {
085 return flag;
086 }
087
088 /**
089 * Convenience method to set the flag on a number of objects with a single
090 * security check. If a security manager exists, it is checked for
091 * <code>ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")</code>.<p>
092 *
093 * It is forbidden to set the accessibility flag to true on any constructor
094 * for java.lang.Class. This will result in a SecurityException. If the
095 * SecurityException is thrown for any of the passed AccessibleObjects,
096 * the accessibility flag will be set on AccessibleObjects in the array prior
097 * to the one which resulted in the exception.
098 *
099 * @param array the array of accessible objects
100 * @param flag the desired state of accessibility, true to bypass security
101 * @throws NullPointerException if array is null
102 * @throws SecurityException if the request is denied
103 * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission(java.security.Permission)
104 * @see RuntimePermission
105 */
106 public static void setAccessible(AccessibleObject[] array, boolean flag)
107 {
108 checkPermission();
109 for (int i = 0; i < array.length; i++)
110 array[i].secureSetAccessible(flag);
111 }
112
113 /**
114 * Sets the accessibility flag for this reflection object. If a security
115 * manager exists, it is checked for
116 * <code>ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")</code>.<p>
117 *
118 * It is forbidden to set the accessibility flag to true on any constructor for
119 * java.lang.Class. This will result in a SecurityException.
120 *
121 * @param flag the desired state of accessibility, true to bypass security
122 * @throws NullPointerException if array is null
123 * @throws SecurityException if the request is denied
124 * @see SecurityManager#checkPermission(java.security.Permission)
125 * @see RuntimePermission
126 */
127 public void setAccessible(boolean flag)
128 {
129 checkPermission();
130 secureSetAccessible(flag);
131 }
132
133 /**
134 * Performs the specified security check, for
135 * <code>ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks")</code>.
136 *
137 * @throws SecurityException if permission is denied
138 */
139 private static void checkPermission()
140 {
141 SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
142 if (sm != null)
143 sm.checkPermission(new ReflectPermission("suppressAccessChecks"));
144 }
145
146 /**
147 * Performs the actual accessibility change, this must always be invoked
148 * after calling checkPermission.
149 *
150 * @param flag the desired status
151 * @throws SecurityException if flag is true and this is a constructor
152 * for <code>java.lang.Class</code>.
153 */
154 private void secureSetAccessible(boolean flag)
155 {
156 if (flag &&
157 (this instanceof Constructor
158 && ((Constructor) this).getDeclaringClass() == Class.class))
159 throw new SecurityException("Cannot make object accessible: " + this);
160 this.flag = flag;
161 }
162
163 /**
164 * <p>
165 * Returns the element's annotation for the specified annotation type,
166 * or <code>null</code> if no such annotation exists.
167 * </p>
168 * <p>
169 * <strong>This method must be overridden by subclasses to provide
170 * appropriate behaviour.</strong>
171 * </p>
172 *
173 * @param annotationClass the type of annotation to look for.
174 * @return this element's annotation for the specified type, or
175 * <code>null</code> if no such annotation exists.
176 * @throws NullPointerException if the annotation class is <code>null</code>.
177 */
178 public <T extends Annotation> T getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
179 {
180 throw new AssertionError("Subclass must override this method");
181 }
182
183 /**
184 * Returns all annotations associated with the element. If there are
185 * no annotations associated with the element, then a zero-length array
186 * will be returned. The returned array may be modified by the client
187 * code, but this will have no effect on the annotation content of the
188 * element, and hence no effect on the return value of this method for
189 * future callers.
190 *
191 * @return this element's annotations.
192 */
193 public Annotation[] getAnnotations()
194 {
195 return getDeclaredAnnotations();
196 }
197
198 /**
199 * <p>
200 * Returns all annotations directly defined by the element. If there are
201 * no annotations directly associated with the element, then a zero-length
202 * array will be returned. The returned array may be modified by the client
203 * code, but this will have no effect on the annotation content of this
204 * class, and hence no effect on the return value of this method for
205 * future callers.
206 * </p>
207 * <p>
208 * <strong>This method must be overridden by subclasses to provide
209 * appropriate behaviour.</strong>
210 * </p>
211 *
212 * @return the annotations directly defined by the element.
213 * @since 1.5
214 */
215 public Annotation[] getDeclaredAnnotations()
216 {
217 throw new AssertionError("Subclass must override this method");
218 }
219
220 /**
221 * Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is associated
222 * with the element. This is primarily a short-hand for using marker
223 * annotations.
224 *
225 * @param annotationClass the type of annotation to look for.
226 * @return true if an annotation exists for the specified type.
227 * @since 1.5
228 */
229 public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass)
230 {
231 return getAnnotation(annotationClass) != null;
232 }
233 }