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package javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo;

import javax.xml.crypto.XMLStructure;

A representation of the XML KeyName element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. A KeyName object contains a string value which may be used by the signer to communicate a key identifier to the recipient. The XML Schema Definition is defined as:
<element name="KeyName" type="string"/>
A KeyName instance may be created by invoking the newKeyName method of the KeyInfoFactory class, and passing it a String representing the name of the key; for example:
KeyInfoFactory factory = KeyInfoFactory.getInstance("DOM");
KeyName keyName = factory.newKeyName("Alice");
Author:Sean Mullan, JSR 105 Expert Group
See Also:
Since:1.6
/** * A representation of the XML <code>KeyName</code> element as * defined in the <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/"> * W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing</a>. * A <code>KeyName</code> object contains a string value which may be used * by the signer to communicate a key identifier to the recipient. The * XML Schema Definition is defined as: * * <pre> * &lt;element name="KeyName" type="string"/&gt; * </pre> * * A <code>KeyName</code> instance may be created by invoking the * {@link KeyInfoFactory#newKeyName newKeyName} method of the * {@link KeyInfoFactory} class, and passing it a <code>String</code> * representing the name of the key; for example: * <pre> * KeyInfoFactory factory = KeyInfoFactory.getInstance("DOM"); * KeyName keyName = factory.newKeyName("Alice"); * </pre> * * @author Sean Mullan * @author JSR 105 Expert Group * @since 1.6 * @see KeyInfoFactory#newKeyName(String) */
public interface KeyName extends XMLStructure {
Returns the name of this KeyName.
Returns:the name of this KeyName (never null)
/** * Returns the name of this <code>KeyName</code>. * * @return the name of this <code>KeyName</code> (never * <code>null</code>) */
String getName(); }