AlgorithmMethod


1   /*
2    * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
3    */
4   /*
5    * $Id: AlgorithmMethod.java,v 1.4 2005/05/10 15:47:41 mullan Exp $
6    */
7   package javax.xml.crypto;
8   
9   import java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec  ;
10  
11  /**
12   * An abstract representation of an algorithm defined in the XML Security 
13   * specifications. Subclasses represent specific types of XML security
14   * algorithms, such as a {@link javax.xml.crypto.dsig.Transform}.
15   *
16   * @author Sean Mullan
17   * @author JSR 105 Expert Group
18   * @since 1.6
19   */ 
20  public interface AlgorithmMethod {
21  
22      /**
23       * Returns the algorithm URI of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.
24       *
25       * @return the algorithm URI of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>
26       */
27      String   getAlgorithm();
28  
29      /**
30       * Returns the algorithm parameters of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.
31       *
32       * @return the algorithm parameters of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.
33       *    Returns <code>null</code> if this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code> does
34       *    not require parameters and they are not specified.
35       */
36      AlgorithmParameterSpec   getParameterSpec();
37  }
38

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