Context.CheckPermission(String, Int32, Int32) Method

Definition

Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular process and user ID running in the system.

[Android.Runtime.Register("checkPermission", "(Ljava/lang/String;II)I", "GetCheckPermission_Ljava_lang_String_IIHandler")]
public abstract Android.Content.PM.Permission CheckPermission (string permission, int pid, int uid);
[<Android.Runtime.Register("checkPermission", "(Ljava/lang/String;II)I", "GetCheckPermission_Ljava_lang_String_IIHandler")>]
abstract member CheckPermission : string * int * int -> Android.Content.PM.Permission

Parameters

permission
String

The name of the permission being checked.

pid
Int32

The process ID being checked against. Must be > 0.

uid
Int32

The UID being checked against. A uid of 0 is the root user, which will pass every permission check.

Returns

PackageManager#PERMISSION_GRANTED if the given pid/uid is allowed that permission, or PackageManager#PERMISSION_DENIED if it is not.

Attributes

Remarks

Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular process and user ID running in the system.

Java documentation for android.content.Context.checkPermission(java.lang.String, int, int).

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