Java Class getProtectionDomain() Method

The getProtectionDomain() method of java Class class returns the ProtectionDomain of this class. This method internally calls the checkPermission() method of the Security Manager (installed with this class) is called with a RuntimePermission to check if it is okay to get the protection domain.

Syntax

Parameter

Returns

ProtectionDomain

Throws

SecurityException.

Example 1

//import statements.
import java.lang.*;
import java.security.ProtectionDomain;
public class ClassgetProtectionDomainExample1 {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      try {
         Class class1 = Class.forName("ClassgetProtectionDomainExample1");
         System.out.println("Class = " + class1.getName());
         ProtectionDomain pdnm = class1.getProtectionDomain();
         System.out.println(pdnm);
      } catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
        System.out.println(ex.toString()); //print exception object
      }
   }
}

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Output:

Class = ClassgetProtectionDomainExample1
ProtectionDomain  (file:/C:/Users/Suman/Documents/NetBeansProjects/calendar/build/classes/ 
<no signer certificates>)
 sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@2a139a55
 <no principals>
 java.security.Permissions@4e25154f (
 ("java.io.FilePermission" "\C:\Users\Suman\Documents\NetBeansProjects\calendar\build\classes\-" "read")
 ("java.lang.RuntimePermission" "exitVM")
)

Example 2

//import statements.....
package Class;
import java.security.ProtectionDomain;
public class ClassgetProtectionDomainExample2 {

    public static void main(String... args) {
        Class<ClassgetProtectionDomainExample2> obj = ClassgetProtectionDomainExample2.class;
        ProtectionDomain pdmn = obj.getProtectionDomain();
        System.out.println(pdmn);
    }
}

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Output:

ProtectionDomain  (file:/C:/Users/Suman/Documents/NetBeansProjects/calendar/build/classes/ 
<no signer certificates>)
 sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader@2a139a55
 <no principals>
 java.security.Permissions@4e25154f (
 ("java.io.FilePermission" "\C:\Users\Suman\Documents\NetBeansProjects\calendar\build\classes\-" "read")
 ("java.lang.RuntimePermission" "exitVM")
)

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