Uses of Class java.security.PermissionCollection (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-03-16

## Uses of Class
java.security.PermissionCollection

- Packages that use PermissionCollection
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.io | Provides for system input and output through data streams, serialization and the file system.
  java.net | Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.
  java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework.
  java.util | Contains the collections framework, legacy collection classes, event model, date and time facilities, internationalization, and miscellaneous utility classes (a string tokenizer, a random-number generator, and a bit array).
  javax.management | Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
  javax.security.auth | This package provides a framework for authentication and authorization.
  javax.security.auth.kerberos | This package contains utility classes related to the Kerberos network authentication protocol.

- - ### Uses of PermissionCollection in java.io

    Methods in java.io that return PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `PermissionCollection` | FilePermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing FilePermission objects.

  - ### Uses of PermissionCollection in java.net

    Methods in java.net that return PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected PermissionCollection` | URLClassLoader.`getPermissions(CodeSource codesource)` Returns the permissions for the given codesource object.
    `PermissionCollection` | SocketPermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing SocketPermission objects.

  - ### Uses of PermissionCollection in java.security

    Subclasses of PermissionCollection in java.security
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `Permissions` This class represents a heterogeneous collection of Permissions.

    Fields in java.security declared as PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static PermissionCollection` | Policy.`UNSUPPORTED_EMPTY_COLLECTION` A read-only empty PermissionCollection instance.

    Methods in java.security that return PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected PermissionCollection` | PolicySpi.`engineGetPermissions(CodeSource codesource)` Return a PermissionCollection object containing the set of permissions granted to the specified CodeSource.
    `protected PermissionCollection` | PolicySpi.`engineGetPermissions(ProtectionDomain domain)` Return a PermissionCollection object containing the set of permissions granted to the specified ProtectionDomain.
    `PermissionCollection` | ProtectionDomain.`getPermissions()` Returns the static permissions granted to this domain.
    `protected PermissionCollection` | SecureClassLoader.`getPermissions(CodeSource codesource)` Returns the permissions for the given CodeSource object.
    `PermissionCollection` | Policy.`getPermissions(CodeSource codesource)` Return a PermissionCollection object containing the set of permissions granted to the specified CodeSource.
    `PermissionCollection` | Policy.`getPermissions(ProtectionDomain domain)` Return a PermissionCollection object containing the set of permissions granted to the specified ProtectionDomain.
    `PermissionCollection` | AllPermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing AllPermission objects.
    `PermissionCollection` | BasicPermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing BasicPermission objects.
    `PermissionCollection` | UnresolvedPermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing UnresolvedPermission objects.
    `PermissionCollection` | Permission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns an empty PermissionCollection for a given Permission object, or null if one is not defined.

    Constructors in java.security with parameters of type PermissionCollection
    Constructor and Description
    `ProtectionDomain(CodeSource codesource, PermissionCollection permissions)` Creates a new ProtectionDomain with the given CodeSource and Permissions.
    `ProtectionDomain(CodeSource codesource, PermissionCollection permissions, ClassLoader classloader, Principal[] principals)` Creates a new ProtectionDomain qualified by the given CodeSource, Permissions, ClassLoader and array of Principals.

  - ### Uses of PermissionCollection in java.util

    Methods in java.util that return PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `PermissionCollection` | PropertyPermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a new PermissionCollection object for storing PropertyPermission objects.

  - ### Uses of PermissionCollection in javax.management

    Methods in javax.management that return PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `PermissionCollection` | MBeanServerPermission.`newPermissionCollection()`

  - ### Uses of PermissionCollection in javax.security.auth

    Methods in javax.security.auth that return PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract PermissionCollection` | Policy.`getPermissions(Subject subject, CodeSource cs)` Deprecated. Retrieve the Permissions granted to the Principals associated with the specified `CodeSource`.
    `PermissionCollection` | PrivateCredentialPermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Return a homogeneous collection of PrivateCredentialPermissions in a `PermissionCollection`.

  - ### Uses of PermissionCollection in javax.security.auth.kerberos

    Methods in javax.security.auth.kerberos that return PermissionCollection
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `PermissionCollection` | ServicePermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a PermissionCollection object for storing ServicePermission objects.
    `PermissionCollection` | DelegationPermission.`newPermissionCollection()` Returns a PermissionCollection object for storing DelegationPermission objects.

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