FilePermission equals(Object) in Java

equals(Object): This method is available in the java.io.FilePermission class of Java.

Syntax:

boolean java.io.FilePermission.equals(Object obj)

This method takes one argument. This method checks two FilePermission objects for equality. Checks that obj is a FilePermission, and has the same pathname and actions as this object.

Parameters: One parameter is required for this method.

obj: the object we are testing for equality with this object.

Returns: true if obj is a FilePermission, and has the same pathname and actions as this FilePermission object, false otherwise.

Exceptions: NA

Approach

Java

import java.io.FilePermission;

public class FilePermissionequals {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        String path = "D:\\hello.txt";
        String actions = "read";
        FilePermission filePermission = 
                  new FilePermission(path, actions);

        System.out.println(
                 filePermission.equals(filePermission));
    }
}

Output:

true

Some other methods of FilePermission

equals(Object): This method checks two FilePermission objects for equality. Checks that obj is a FilePermission, and has the same pathname and actions as this object.

FilePermission(String, String): This method creates a new FilePermission object with the specified actions.

getActions(): This method returns the "canonical string representation" of the actions.

hashCode(): This method returns the hash code value for this object.

implies(Permission): This method checks if this FilePermission object "implies" the specified permission.

newPermissionCollection(): This method returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing FilePermission objects.