source: trunk/gcc/libjava/java/lang/reflect/AccessibleObject.java

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package java.lang.reflect;

/**
 * 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 1.4
 */
public class AccessibleObject
{
  /**
   * True if this object is marked accessible, which means the reflected
   * object bypasses normal security checks. <em>NOTE</em>Don't try messing
   * with this by reflection.  You'll mess yourself up.
   */
  // 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>
   *
   * If <code>flag</code> is true, and the initial security check succeeds,
   * this can still fail if a forbidden object is encountered, leaving the
   * array half-modified. At the moment, the forbidden members are:<br>
   * <ul>
   *  <li>Any Constructor for java.lang.Class</li>
   *  <li>Any AccessibleObject for java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject
   *      (this is not specified by Sun, but it closes a big security hole
   *      where you can use reflection to bypass the security checks that
   *      reflection is supposed to provide)</li>
   * </ul>
   * (Sun has not specified others, but good candidates might include
   * ClassLoader, String, and such. However, the more checks we do, the
   * slower this method gets).
   *
   * @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>
   *
   * If <code>flag</code> is true, and the initial security check succeeds,
   * this will still fail for a forbidden object. At the moment, the
   * forbidden members are:<br>
   * <ul>
   *  <li>Any Constructor for java.lang.Class</li>
   *  <li>Any AccessibleObject for java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject
   *      (this is not specified by Sun, but it closes a big security hole
   *      where you can use reflection to bypass the security checks that
   *      reflection is supposed to provide)</li>
   * </ul>
   * (Sun has not specified others, but good candidates might include
   * ClassLoader, String, and such. However, the more checks we do, the
   * slower this method gets).
   *
   * @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 final 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 one of the
   *         forbidden members mentioned in {@link setAccessible(boolean)}.
   */
  private final void secureSetAccessible(boolean flag)
  {
    if (flag &&
        ((this instanceof Constructor
          && ((Constructor) this).getDeclaringClass() == Class.class)
         || ((Member) this).getDeclaringClass() == AccessibleObject.class))
      throw new SecurityException("Cannot make object accessible: " + this);
    this.flag = flag;
  }
}