java.security.cert
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 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.
- Since:
- 1.4
- See Also:
- Certificate, CertStore, CertStore.getCertificates(java.security.cert.CertSelector)
Method Summary
Object clone()
Makes a copy of this CertSelector.boolean match(Certificate cert)
Decides whether a Certificate should be selected.
Method Detail
match
public boolean match(Certificate cert)
- Decides whether a Certificate should be selected.
- Parameters:
- cert - the Certificate to be checked
- Returns:
- true if the Certificate should be selected, false otherwise
clone
public 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