CertSelector


1   /*
2    * @(#)CertSelector.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
12   * <code>Certificate</code>s. Classes that implement this interface
13   * are often used to specify which <code>Certificate</code>s should
14   * be retrieved from a <code>CertStore</code>.
15   * <p>
16   * <b>Concurrent Access</b>
17   * <p>
18   * Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
19   * thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
20   * object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
21   * provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
22   * separate objects need not synchronize.
23   *
24   * @see Certificate
25   * @see CertStore
26   * @see CertStore#getCertificates
27   *
28   * @version     1.5 12/19/03
29   * @author  Steve Hanna
30   * @since   1.4
31   */
32  public interface CertSelector extends Cloneable   {
33  
34      /**
35       * Decides whether a <code>Certificate</code> should be selected.
36       *
37       * @param   cert    the <code>Certificate</code> to be checked
38       * @return  <code>true</code> if the <code>Certificate</code> 
39       * should be selected, <code>false</code> otherwise
40       */
41      boolean match(Certificate   cert);
42  
43      /**
44       * Makes a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code>. Changes to the 
45       * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
46       *
47       * @return a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code>
48       */
49      Object   clone();
50  }
51
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