ReflectPermission (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.lang.reflect.ReflectPermission class
Date: 2026-04-17

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java.lang.reflect

## Class ReflectPermission

- java.lang.Object
- - java.security.Permission
  - - java.security.BasicPermission
    - - java.lang.reflect.ReflectPermission

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Guard

      public final class ReflectPermission
      extends BasicPermission

  The Permission class for reflective operations.

  The following table provides a summary description of what the permission allows, and discusses the risks of granting code the permission.

  Permission Target Name | What the Permission Allows | Risks of Allowing this Permission
  --- | --- | ---
  suppressAccessChecks | ability to suppress the standard Java language access checks on fields and methods in a class; allow access not only public members but also allow access to default (package) access, protected, and private members. | This is dangerous in that information (possibly confidential) and methods normally unavailable would be accessible to malicious code.
  newProxyInPackage.{package name} | ability to create a proxy instance in the specified package of which the non-public interface that the proxy class implements. | This gives code access to classes in packages to which it normally does not have access and the dynamic proxy class is in the system protection domain. Malicious code may use these classes to help in its attempt to compromise security in the system.

  Since:
    1.2
  See Also:
    `Permission`, `BasicPermission`, `AccessibleObject`, `Field.get(java.lang.Object)`, `Field.set(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)`, `Method.invoke(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object...)`, `Constructor.newInstance(java.lang.Object...)`, `Proxy.newProxyInstance(java.lang.ClassLoader, java.lang.Class<?>[], java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler)`, Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ReflectPermission(String name)` Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name.
    `ReflectPermission(String name, String actions)` Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name and actions.

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.security.BasicPermission

      `equals, getActions, hashCode, implies, newPermissionCollection`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.security.Permission

      `checkGuard, getName, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ReflectPermission

          public ReflectPermission(String name)

      Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the ReflectPermission
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `name` is `null`.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` is empty.

    - #### ReflectPermission

          public ReflectPermission(String name,
                                   String actions)

      Constructs a ReflectPermission with the specified name and actions. The actions should be null; they are ignored.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the ReflectPermission
        `actions` - should be null
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `name` is `null`.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `name` is empty.

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