package org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500;

import java.util.Vector;

import org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Encodable;
import org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1ObjectIdentifier;
import org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style.BCStyle;

A builder class for making X.500 Name objects.
/** * A builder class for making X.500 Name objects. */
public class X500NameBuilder { private X500NameStyle template; private Vector rdns = new Vector();
Constructor using the default style (BCStyle).
/** * Constructor using the default style (BCStyle). */
public X500NameBuilder() { this(BCStyle.INSTANCE); }
Constructor using a specified style.
Params:
  • template – the style template for string to DN conversion.
/** * Constructor using a specified style. * * @param template the style template for string to DN conversion. */
public X500NameBuilder(X500NameStyle template) { this.template = template; }
Add an RDN based on a single OID and a string representation of its value.
Params:
  • oid – the OID for this RDN.
  • value – the string representation of the value the OID refers to.
Returns:the current builder instance.
/** * Add an RDN based on a single OID and a string representation of its value. * * @param oid the OID for this RDN. * @param value the string representation of the value the OID refers to. * @return the current builder instance. */
public X500NameBuilder addRDN(ASN1ObjectIdentifier oid, String value) { this.addRDN(oid, template.stringToValue(oid, value)); return this; }
Add an RDN based on a single OID and an ASN.1 value.
Params:
  • oid – the OID for this RDN.
  • value – the ASN.1 value the OID refers to.
Returns:the current builder instance.
/** * Add an RDN based on a single OID and an ASN.1 value. * * @param oid the OID for this RDN. * @param value the ASN.1 value the OID refers to. * @return the current builder instance. */
public X500NameBuilder addRDN(ASN1ObjectIdentifier oid, ASN1Encodable value) { rdns.addElement(new RDN(oid, value)); return this; }
Add an RDN based on the passed in AttributeTypeAndValue.
Params:
  • attrTAndV – the AttributeTypeAndValue to build the RDN from.
Returns:the current builder instance.
/** * Add an RDN based on the passed in AttributeTypeAndValue. * * @param attrTAndV the AttributeTypeAndValue to build the RDN from. * @return the current builder instance. */
public X500NameBuilder addRDN(AttributeTypeAndValue attrTAndV) { rdns.addElement(new RDN(attrTAndV)); return this; }
Add a multi-valued RDN made up of the passed in OIDs and associated string values.
Params:
  • oids – the OIDs making up the RDN.
  • values – the string representation of the values the OIDs refer to.
Returns:the current builder instance.
/** * Add a multi-valued RDN made up of the passed in OIDs and associated string values. * * @param oids the OIDs making up the RDN. * @param values the string representation of the values the OIDs refer to. * @return the current builder instance. */
public X500NameBuilder addMultiValuedRDN(ASN1ObjectIdentifier[] oids, String[] values) { ASN1Encodable[] vals = new ASN1Encodable[values.length]; for (int i = 0; i != vals.length; i++) { vals[i] = template.stringToValue(oids[i], values[i]); } return addMultiValuedRDN(oids, vals); }
Add a multi-valued RDN made up of the passed in OIDs and associated ASN.1 values.
Params:
  • oids – the OIDs making up the RDN.
  • values – the ASN.1 values the OIDs refer to.
Returns:the current builder instance.
/** * Add a multi-valued RDN made up of the passed in OIDs and associated ASN.1 values. * * @param oids the OIDs making up the RDN. * @param values the ASN.1 values the OIDs refer to. * @return the current builder instance. */
public X500NameBuilder addMultiValuedRDN(ASN1ObjectIdentifier[] oids, ASN1Encodable[] values) { AttributeTypeAndValue[] avs = new AttributeTypeAndValue[oids.length]; for (int i = 0; i != oids.length; i++) { avs[i] = new AttributeTypeAndValue(oids[i], values[i]); } return addMultiValuedRDN(avs); }
Add an RDN based on the passed in AttributeTypeAndValues.
Params:
  • attrTAndVs – the AttributeTypeAndValues to build the RDN from.
Returns:the current builder instance.
/** * Add an RDN based on the passed in AttributeTypeAndValues. * * @param attrTAndVs the AttributeTypeAndValues to build the RDN from. * @return the current builder instance. */
public X500NameBuilder addMultiValuedRDN(AttributeTypeAndValue[] attrTAndVs) { rdns.addElement(new RDN(attrTAndVs)); return this; }
Build an X.500 name for the current builder state.
Returns:a new X.500 name.
/** * Build an X.500 name for the current builder state. * * @return a new X.500 name. */
public X500Name build() { RDN[] vals = new RDN[rdns.size()]; for (int i = 0; i != vals.length; i++) { vals[i] = (RDN)rdns.elementAt(i); } return new X500Name(template, vals); } }