CRLSelector


1   /*
2    * @(#)CRLSelector.java 1.5 03/12/19
3    *
4    * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
5    * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
6    */
7   
8   package java.security.cert;
9   
10  /**
11   * A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting <code>CRL</code>s.
12   * Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify
13   * which <code>CRL</code>s should be retrieved from a <code>CertStore</code>.
14   * <p>
15   * <b>Concurrent Access</b>
16   * <p>
17   * Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
18   * thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
19   * object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
20   * provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
21   * separate objects need not synchronize.
22   *
23   * @see CRL
24   * @see CertStore
25   * @see CertStore#getCRLs
26   *
27   * @version     1.5 12/19/03
28   * @author  Steve Hanna
29   * @since   1.4
30   */
31  public interface CRLSelector extends Cloneable   {
32  
33      /**
34       * Decides whether a <code>CRL</code> should be selected.
35       *
36       * @param   crl     the <code>CRL</code> to be checked
37       * @return  <code>true</code> if the <code>CRL</code> should be selected, 
38       * <code>false</code> otherwise
39       */
40      boolean match(CRL   crl);
41  
42      /**
43       * Makes a copy of this <code>CRLSelector</code>. Changes to the 
44       * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
45       *
46       * @return a copy of this <code>CRLSelector</code>
47       */
48      Object   clone();
49  }
50

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