JavaTM 2 Platform Std. Ed. v1.4.2
java.security.cert
Interface CertSelector
- All Superinterfaces:
- Cloneable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- X509CertSelector
- public interface CertSelector
- extends Cloneable
A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting
Certificate s. Classes that implement this interface
are often used to specify which Certificate s should
be retrieved from a CertStore .
Concurrent Access
Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
separate objects need not synchronize.
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
Certificate ,
CertStore ,
CertStore.getCertificates(java.security.cert.CertSelector)
Method Summary |
Object |
clone()
Makes a copy of this CertSelector . |
boolean |
match(Certificate cert)
Decides whether a Certificate should be selected. |
match
public boolean match(Certificate cert)
- Decides whether a
Certificate should be selected.
- Parameters:
cert - the Certificate to be checked
- Returns:
true if the Certificate
should be selected, false otherwise
clone
public Object clone()
- Makes a copy of this
CertSelector . Changes to the
copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
- Returns:
- a copy of this
CertSelector
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