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

Methods

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.