org.bouncycastle.asn1

Class ASN1External

java.lang.Object

org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object

org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive

org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1External

All Implemented Interfaces:

ASN1Encodable, Encodable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DERExternal, DLExternal

public abstract class ASN1External
extends ASN1Primitive

Class representing the DER-type External

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ASN1Primitive	getDataValueDescriptor() Returns the data value descriptor
ASN1ObjectIdentifier	getDirectReference() Returns the direct reference of the external element
int	getEncoding() Returns the encoding of the content.
ASN1Primitive	getExternalContent() Returns the content of this element
ASN1Integer	getIndirectReference() Returns the indirect reference of this element
static ASN1External	getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject taggedObject, boolean explicit)
static ASN1External	getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)
int	hashCode()

Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive

encodeTo, encodeTo, equals, equals, equals, fromByteArray, toASN1Primitive

Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object

getEncoded, getEncoded, hasEncodedTagValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static ASN1External getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)

getInstance

public static ASN1External getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject taggedObject,
                                       boolean explicit)

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Specified by:

hashCode in class ASN1Primitive

getDataValueDescriptor

public ASN1Primitive getDataValueDescriptor()

Returns the data value descriptor

Returns:

The descriptor

getDirectReference

public ASN1ObjectIdentifier getDirectReference()

Returns the direct reference of the external element

Returns:

The reference

getEncoding

public int getEncoding()

Returns the encoding of the content. Valid values are

• 0 single-ASN1-type
• 1 OCTET STRING
• 2 BIT STRING

Returns:

The encoding

getExternalContent

public ASN1Primitive getExternalContent()

Returns the content of this element

Returns:

The content

getIndirectReference

public ASN1Integer getIndirectReference()

Returns the indirect reference of this element

Returns:

The reference