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

• All Superinterfaces:
  XMLStructure

public interface KeyName
extends 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:

A KeyName instance may be created by invoking thenewKeyName method of theKeyInfoFactory class, and passing it a String representing the name of the key; for example:
KeyInfoFactory factory = KeyInfoFactory.getInstance("DOM");
KeyName keyName = factory.newKeyName("Alice");

Since:
1.6
See Also:
KeyInfoFactory.newKeyName(String)

• • Method Summary

  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method	Description
  String	getName()	Returns the name of this KeyName.

     * ### Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.crypto.[XMLStructure](../../../../../javax/xml/crypto/XMLStructure.html "interface in javax.xml.crypto")  
     `[isFeatureSupported](../../../../../javax/xml/crypto/XMLStructure.html#isFeatureSupported-java.lang.String-)`

• • Method Detail

     * #### getName  
     [String](../../../../../java/lang/String.html "class in java.lang") getName()  
     Returns the name of this `KeyName`.  
     Returns:  
     the name of this `KeyName` (never`null`)

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