Java(TM) 2 Platform, Standard Edition, v1.2.2 API Specification: Class EncodedKeySpec - JDK 5 Documentation v1.2.2, Java 2 SDK 英文文档

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java.security.spec
Class EncodedKeySpec

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:: PKCS8EncodedKeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec

public abstract class EncodedKeySpec
extends Object
implements KeySpec

This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.

Since:: JDK1.2
See Also:: Key, KeyFactory, KeySpec, X509EncodedKeySpec, PKCS8EncodedKeySpec

Constructor Summary

EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
          Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Method Summary

byte[] getEncoded()
          Returns the encoded key.

abstract String getFormat()
          Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EncodedKeySpec

public EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)

Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.

Parameters:: encodedKey - the encoded key.

Method Detail

getEncoded

public byte[] getEncoded()

Returns the encoded key.

Returns:: the encoded key.

getFormat

public abstract String getFormat()

Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.

If the opaque representation of a key (see Key) can be transformed (see KeyFactory) into this key specification (or a subclass of it), getFormat called on the opaque key returns the same value as the getFormat method of this key specification.

Returns:: a string representation of the encoding format.