Metacat

    /* Get the int value of READ, WRITE, CHMOD or ALL. */

	public static int intValue(String permission) {

		try

		{

		    thisPermission = new Integer(permission).intValue();

  {

    boolean hasPermission=false;

    String [] userPackage=null;

    //for the commnad line invocation

    if ((user==null) && (groups==null || groups.length==0))

    }//if

    else //in other situation, just check the request permission

    {

      // Check for @permission on @docid for @user and/or @groups

      hasPermission = hasPermission(userPackage,docId, permission);

    }//else

    return hasPermission;