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