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package java.security.cert;

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.

Author: Steve Hanna
See Also:
Since: 1.4
/** * A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting * <code>Certificate</code>s. Classes that implement this interface * are often used to specify which <code>Certificate</code>s should * be retrieved from a <code>CertStore</code>. * <p> * <b>Concurrent Access</b> * <p> * 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. * * @see Certificate * @see CertStore * @see CertStore#getCertificates * * @author Steve Hanna * @since 1.4 */
public interface CertSelector extends Cloneable {
Decides whether a Certificate should be selected.
Params:
  • cert – the Certificate to be checked
Returns: true if the Certificate should be selected, false otherwise
/** * Decides whether a <code>Certificate</code> should be selected. * * @param cert the <code>Certificate</code> to be checked * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Certificate</code> * should be selected, <code>false</code> otherwise */
boolean match(Certificate cert);
Makes a copy of this CertSelector. Changes to the copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
Returns:a copy of this CertSelector
/** * Makes a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code>. Changes to the * copy will not affect the original and vice versa. * * @return a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code> */
Object clone(); }