/* GuardedObject.java -- An object protected by a Guard
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package java.security;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This class is an object that is guarded by a <code>Guard</code> object.
 * The object that is being guarded is retrieved by a call to the only 
 * method in this class - <code>getObject</code>.  That method returns the
 * guarded <code>Object</code> after first checking with the 
 * <code>Guard</code>.  If the <code>Guard</code> disallows access, an
 * exception will be thrown.
 *
 * @version 0.0
 *
 * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
 */
public class GuardedObject implements Serializable
{
  /**
   * This is the Guard that is protecting the object.
   */
  private Guard guard;

  /**
   * This is the object that is being guarded.
   */
  private Object object;

  /**
   * This method initializes a new instance of <code>GuardedObject</code>
   * that protects the specified <code>Object</code> using the specified
   * <code>Guard</code>
   *
   * @param object The <code>Object</code> to guard
   * @param guard The <code>Guard</code> that is protecting the object.
   */
  public GuardedObject(Object object, Guard guard)
  {
    this.object = object;
    this.guard = guard;
  }

  /**
   * This method first call the <code>checkGuard</code> method on the 
   * <code>Guard</code> object protecting the guarded object.  If the 
   * <code>Guard</code> disallows access, an exception is thrown, otherwise
   * the <code>Object</code> is returned.
   *
   * @return The object being guarded
   *
   * @exception SecurityException If the <code>Guard</code> disallows access to the object.
   */
  public Object getObject() throws SecurityException
  {
    guard.checkGuard(object);
    return (object);
  }
}