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+package org.springframework.security;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+public class GrantedAuthoritiesContainerImpl implements MutableGrantedAuthoritiesContainer {
+	private List authorities;
+
+	public void setGrantedAuthorities(GrantedAuthority[] newAuthorities) {
+		this.authorities = new ArrayList(newAuthorities.length);
+		authorities.addAll(Arrays.asList(newAuthorities));
+	}
+
+	public GrantedAuthority[] getGrantedAuthorities() {
+		Assert.notNull(authorities, "Granted authorities have not been set");
+		return (GrantedAuthority[]) authorities.toArray(new GrantedAuthority[authorities.size()]);
+	}
+	
+	public String toString() {
+		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
+		sb.append("Authorities: ").append(authorities);
+		return sb.toString();
+	}
+}