AlgorithmMethod (Java Platform SE 8 ) (original) (raw)

• 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

• • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  String	getAlgorithm()	Returns the algorithm URI of this AlgorithmMethod.
  AlgorithmParameterSpec	getParameterSpec()	Returns the algorithm parameters of this AlgorithmMethod.

• • Method Detail

     * #### getAlgorithm  
     [String](../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getAlgorithm()  
     Returns the algorithm URI of this `AlgorithmMethod`.  
     Returns:  
     the algorithm URI of this `AlgorithmMethod`  
     * #### getParameterSpec  
     [AlgorithmParameterSpec](../../../java/security/spec/AlgorithmParameterSpec.html "interface in java.security.spec") 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.

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