java.security.cert: public interface: CertSelector

java.security.cert
public interface: CertSelector [javadoc | source]

All Implemented Interfaces:
Cloneable

All Known Implementing Classes:
X509CertSelector

A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting Certificates. Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify which Certificates 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.

Also see:

Certificate

CertStore

CertStore#getCertificates

author: Steve - Hanna

since: 1.4 -

Method from java.security.cert.CertSelector Summary:
clone, match

Method from java.security.cert.CertSelector Detail:
public Object clone() Makes a copy of this `CertSelector`. Changes to the copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
public boolean match(Certificate cert) Decides whether a `Certificate` should be selected.

Method from java.security.cert.CertSelector Detail:

 public Object clone()Makes a copy of this CertSelector. Changes to the
copy will not affect the original and vice versa.

 public boolean match(Certificate cert)Decides whether a Certificate should be selected.