1page.title=<uses-permission> 2@jd:body 3 4<dl class="xml"> 5<dt>syntax:</dt> 6<dd><pre class="stx"><uses-permission android:<a href="#nm">name</a>="<i>string</i>" /></pre></dd> 7 8<dt>contained in:</dt> 9<dd><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-element.html"><manifest></a></code></dd> 10 11<dt>description:</dt> 12<dd>Requests a permission that the application must be granted in 13order for it to operate correctly. Permissions are granted when the 14application is installed, not while it's running. 15 16<p> 17For more information on permissions, see the 18<a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/manifest-intro.html#perms">Permissions</a></code> 19section in the introduction and the separate 20<a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/security/security.html">Security and Permissions</a> document. 21A list of permissions defined by the base platform can be found at 22{@link android.Manifest.permission android.Manifest.permission}. 23 24<dt>attributes:</dt> 25<dd><dl class="attr"> 26<dt><a name="nm"></a>{@code android:name}</dt> 27<dd>The name of the permission. It can be a permission defined by the 28application with the <code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/permission-element.html"><permission></a></code> 29element, a permission defined by another application, or one of the 30standard system permissions, such as "{@code android.permission.CAMERA}" 31or "{@code android.permission.READ_CONTACTS}". As these examples show, 32a permission name typically includes the package name as a prefix.</dd> 33 34</dl></dd> 35 36<!-- ##api level indication## --> 37<dt>introduced in:</dt> 38<dd>API Level 1</dd> 39 40<dt>see also:</dt> 41<dd><code><a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/manifest/permission-element.html"><permission></a></code></dd> 42 43</dl> 44