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[0.6.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-policysimulator/0.6.0/com.google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedAccessOrBuilder)\n- [0.3.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-policysimulator/0.3.0/com.google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedAccessOrBuilder)\n- [0.2.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-policysimulator/0.2.0/com.google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedAccessOrBuilder)\n- [0.1.0](/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-policysimulator/0.1.0/com.google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedAccessOrBuilder) \n\n public interface ExplainedAccessOrBuilder extends MessageOrBuilder\n\nImplements\n----------\n\n[MessageOrBuilder](https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/protobuf/latest/com.google.protobuf.MessageOrBuilder.html)\n\nMethods\n-------\n\n### getAccessState()\n\n public abstract AccessState getAccessState()\n\nWhether the principal in the access tuple has permission to access the\nresource in the access tuple under the given policies.\n\n`.google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.AccessState access_state = 1;`\n\n### getAccessStateValue()\n\n public abstract int getAccessStateValue()\n\nWhether the principal in the access tuple has permission to access the\nresource in the access tuple under the given policies.\n\n`.google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.AccessState access_state = 1;`\n\n### getErrors(int index)\n\n public abstract Status getErrors(int index)\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains a list of errors explaining why the result\nis `UNKNOWN`.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.rpc.Status errors = 3;`\n\n### getErrorsCount()\n\n public abstract int getErrorsCount()\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains a list of errors explaining why the result\nis `UNKNOWN`.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.rpc.Status errors = 3;`\n\n### getErrorsList()\n\n public abstract List\u003cStatus\u003e getErrorsList()\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains a list of errors explaining why the result\nis `UNKNOWN`.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.rpc.Status errors = 3;`\n\n### getErrorsOrBuilder(int index)\n\n public abstract StatusOrBuilder getErrorsOrBuilder(int index)\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains a list of errors explaining why the result\nis `UNKNOWN`.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.rpc.Status errors = 3;`\n\n### getErrorsOrBuilderList()\n\n public abstract List\u003c? extends StatusOrBuilder\u003e getErrorsOrBuilderList()\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains a list of errors explaining why the result\nis `UNKNOWN`.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.rpc.Status errors = 3;`\n\n### getPolicies(int index)\n\n public abstract ExplainedPolicy getPolicies(int index)\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains the policies that led to that result.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedPolicy policies = 2;`\n\n### getPoliciesCount()\n\n public abstract int getPoliciesCount()\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains the policies that led to that result.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedPolicy policies = 2;`\n\n### getPoliciesList()\n\n public abstract List\u003cExplainedPolicy\u003e getPoliciesList()\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains the policies that led to that result.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedPolicy policies = 2;`\n\n### getPoliciesOrBuilder(int index)\n\n public abstract ExplainedPolicyOrBuilder getPoliciesOrBuilder(int index)\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains the policies that led to that result.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedPolicy policies = 2;`\n\n### getPoliciesOrBuilderList()\n\n public abstract List\u003c? extends ExplainedPolicyOrBuilder\u003e getPoliciesOrBuilderList()\n\nIf the AccessState is\n`UNKNOWN`, this field contains the policies that led to that result.\n\nIf the `AccessState` is `GRANTED` or `NOT_GRANTED`, this field is\nomitted.\n\n`repeated .google.cloud.policysimulator.v1.ExplainedPolicy policies = 2;`"]]