iaik.asn1
Interface ASN1Type

All Known Implementing Classes:

AlgorithmID, CertTemplateCMP, Extension, PMACVALUE, SubjectPublicKeyInfo, Time, Validity, AccessDescription, GeneralNames, GeneralSubtree, RDN, PolicyMapping, Attribute, Name, AVA, RecipientInfo, DigestInfo, SignerInfo, PrivateKeyInfo, EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo, AuthenticatedSafe, SafeBag, PublicKeyInfo, IaikPBEParameterSpec, X509Certificate, X509CRL

public interface ASN1Type

Interface for objects, which implement an ASN.1 type. A class which implements this interface is able to parse and create an ASN1Object.

Method Summary

void	decode(ASN1Object obj) Decodes an ASN1Object according to the ASN.1 type the class implements.
ASN1Object	toASN1Object() Creates an ASN1Object according to the ASN.1 type the class implements.

Method Detail

decode

public void decode(ASN1Object obj)
            throws CodingException

Decodes an ASN1Object according to the ASN.1 type the class implements.

Parameters:

obj - the ASN.1 type as ASN1Object

Throws:

CodingException - if the ASN1Object could not be parsed

toASN1Object

public ASN1Object toASN1Object()
                        throws CodingException

Creates an ASN1Object according to the ASN.1 type the class implements.

Returns:

the created ASN1Object

Throws:

CodingException - if an de/encoding error occurs