Interface CertSelector
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- All Superinterfaces:
- Cloneable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- X509CertSelector
public interface CertSelector extends Cloneable
A selector that defines a set of criteria for selectingCertificate
s. Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify whichCertificate
s should be retrieved from aCertStore
.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:
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Certificate
,CertStore
,CertStore.getCertificates(java.security.cert.CertSelector)
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description Object
clone()
Makes a copy of thisCertSelector
.boolean
match(Certificate cert)
Decides whether aCertificate
should be selected.
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Method Detail
match
boolean match(Certificate cert)
Decides whether aCertificate
should be selected.- Parameters:
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cert
- theCertificate
to be checked - Returns:
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true
if theCertificate
should be selected,false
otherwise
clone
Object clone()
Makes a copy of thisCertSelector
. Changes to the copy will not affect the original and vice versa.- Returns:
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a copy of this
CertSelector
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