java.lang.Object
- com.orchestranetworks.service.AccessPermission

```
public final class AccessPermission
extends Object
```
Defines the permission to see and modify a resource. The possible states are:
- hidden – the resource is not displayed;
- read-only – the resource is shown but it cannot be modified; optionally a message may tell why;
- read-write – the resource is displayed and it may be modified;

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`char`	`getFlag()`	Persistent flag that identifies this permission.
`String`	`getFlagString()`	Persistent flag that identifies this permission.
`static AccessPermission`	`getHidden()`	Factory method specifying that a resource can neither be modified nor displayed.
`static AccessPermission`	`getHidden (UserMessage aReason)`	Factory method specifying that a resource can not be modified and is not displayed.
`String`	`getLabel()`	Returns a developer-friendly string label.
`static AccessPermission`	`getReadOnly()`	Factory method specifying that a resource can be displayed but not modified.
`static AccessPermission`	`getReadOnly (UserMessage aReason)`	Factory method specifying that a resource can be displayed but it cannot modified.
`UserMessage`	`getReadOnlyReason()`	Optionally defined if this state is set as 'readOnly' or as 'hidden' and a specific reason is provided.
`static AccessPermission`	`getReadWrite()`	Factory method specifying that a resource can be displayed and modified.
`boolean`	`isHidden()`
`boolean`	`isReadOnly()`
`boolean`	`isReadWrite()`
`AccessPermission`	`max (AccessPermission anotherPermission)`	Returns the least restrictive between this permission and the permission given as an argument.
`AccessPermission`	`max (Supplier<AccessPermission> anotherPermissionSupplier)`	Returns the least restrictive between this permission, and the permission supplied by the specified function.
`AccessPermission`	`min (AccessPermission anotherPermission)`	Returns the most restrictive between this permission and the permission given as an argument.
`AccessPermission`	`min (Supplier<AccessPermission> anotherPermissionSupplier)`	Returns the most restrictive between this permission, and the permission supplied by the specified function.
`static AccessPermission`	`parseFlag (char accessFlag)`	Factory method.
`static AccessPermission`	`parseFlag (String accessFlag)`	Factory method.
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - parseFlag
```
public static AccessPermission parseFlag(String accessFlag)
```
    Factory method. The method getFlagString() returns the specified argument.
    
    See Also:
    
    parseFlag(char)
  - parseFlag
```
public static AccessPermission parseFlag(char accessFlag)
```
    Factory method. The method getFlag() returns the specified argument.
    
    See Also:
    
    parseFlag(String)
  - getReadWrite
```
public static AccessPermission getReadWrite()
```
    Factory method specifying that a resource can be displayed and modified.
  - getReadOnly
```
public static AccessPermission getReadOnly()
```
    Factory method specifying that a resource can be displayed but not modified.
  - getReadOnly
```
public static AccessPermission getReadOnly(UserMessage aReason)
```
    Factory method specifying that a resource can be displayed but it cannot modified. The reason why resource cannot modified may be provided to the user.
    Warning: the message is not always displayed in the current version of EBX®.
  - getHidden
```
public static AccessPermission getHidden()
```
    Factory method specifying that a resource can neither be modified nor displayed.
  - getHidden
```
public static AccessPermission getHidden(UserMessage aReason)
```
    Factory method specifying that a resource can not be modified and is not displayed.
    The reason specified will be exploited in a future release.
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
  - isReadWrite
```
public boolean isReadWrite()
```
  - isReadOnly
```
public boolean isReadOnly()
```
  - isHidden
```
public boolean isHidden()
```
  - getReadOnlyReason
```
public UserMessage getReadOnlyReason()
```
    Optionally defined if this state is set as 'readOnly' or as 'hidden' and a specific reason is provided.
    
    See Also:
    
    getHidden(UserMessage), getReadOnly(UserMessage)
  - min
```
public AccessPermission min(AccessPermission anotherPermission)
```
    Returns the most restrictive between this permission and the permission given as an argument.
  - min
```
public AccessPermission min(Supplier<AccessPermission> anotherPermissionSupplier)
```
    Returns the most restrictive between this permission, and the permission supplied by the specified function.
    Note that when this permission is hidden, the supplier function will not be called for performance.
    
    Since:
    
    6.0.0
  - max
```
public AccessPermission max(AccessPermission anotherPermission)
```
    Returns the least restrictive between this permission and the permission given as an argument.
  - max
```
public AccessPermission max(Supplier<AccessPermission> anotherPermissionSupplier)
```
    Returns the least restrictive between this permission, and the permission supplied by the specified function.
    Note that when this permission is read-write, the supplier function will not be called for performance.
    
    Since:
    
    6.0.0
  - getFlag
```
public char getFlag()
```
    Persistent flag that identifies this permission.
  - getFlagString
```
public String getFlagString()
```
    Persistent flag that identifies this permission.
    It returns the same content as getFlag().
  - getLabel
```
public String getLabel()
```
    Returns a developer-friendly string label.

Class AccessPermission

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Detail

parseFlag

parseFlag

getReadWrite

getReadOnly

getReadOnly

getHidden

getHidden

toString

isReadWrite

isReadOnly

isHidden

getReadOnlyReason

min

min

max

max

getFlag

getFlagString

getLabel