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
Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
---|---|---|
Object | clone() | Makes a copy of this |
boolean | match(Certificate cert) | Decides whether a |
Method Detail
match
boolean match(Certificate cert)
Decides whether a Certificate
should be selected.
- Parameters:
-
cert
- theCertificate
to be checked - Returns:
-
true
if theCertificate
should be selected,false
otherwise
clone
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