Interface AlgorithmMethod

All Known Subinterfaces:: CanonicalizationMethod, DigestMethod, SignatureMethod, Transform

All Known Implementing Classes:: TransformService

public interface AlgorithmMethod

An abstract representation of an algorithm defined in the XML Security specifications. Subclasses represent specific types of XML security algorithms, such as a Transform.

Since:: 1.6

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getAlgorithm()`	Returns the algorithm URI of this `AlgorithmMethod`.
`AlgorithmParameterSpec`	`getParameterSpec()`	Returns the algorithm parameters of this `AlgorithmMethod`.

Method Detail

getAlgorithm

String getAlgorithm()

Returns the algorithm URI of this AlgorithmMethod.

Returns:: the algorithm URI of this AlgorithmMethod

getParameterSpec

AlgorithmParameterSpec getParameterSpec()

Returns the algorithm parameters of this AlgorithmMethod.

Returns:: the algorithm parameters of this AlgorithmMethod. Returns null if this AlgorithmMethod does not require parameters and they are not specified.