Class CharacterString

java.lang.Object
org.mozilla.jss.asn1.CharacterString
All Implemented Interfaces:
ASN1Value
Direct Known Subclasses:
BMPString, IA5String, PrintableString, TeletexString, UniversalString, UTF8String

public abstract class CharacterString extends Object implements ASN1Value
An abstract base class for all character string types in ASN.1.
  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    static class 
     
  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier
    Constructor
    Description
    protected
    CharacterString(char[] chars)
     
    protected
     
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    Write this value's DER encoding to an output stream using its own base tag.
    void
    encode(Tag implicitTag, OutputStream ostream)
    Write this value's DER encoding to an output stream using an implicit tag.
    abstract Tag
    Returns the base tag for this type, not counting any tags that may be imposed on it by its context.
    char[]
    Converts this ASN.1 character string to an array of Java characters.
    Converts this ASN.1 character string to a Java String.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • getTag

      public abstract Tag getTag()
      Description copied from interface: ASN1Value
      Returns the base tag for this type, not counting any tags that may be imposed on it by its context.
      Specified by:
      getTag in interface ASN1Value
      Returns:
      Base tag.
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Converts this ASN.1 character string to a Java String.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      ASN.1 character string as String.
    • toCharArray

      public char[] toCharArray()
      Converts this ASN.1 character string to an array of Java characters.
      Returns:
      ASN.1 character string as character array.
    • encode

      public void encode(OutputStream ostream) throws IOException
      Description copied from interface: ASN1Value
      Write this value's DER encoding to an output stream using its own base tag.
      Specified by:
      encode in interface ASN1Value
      Parameters:
      ostream - Output stream.
      Throws:
      IOException - If an error occurred.
    • encode

      public void encode(Tag implicitTag, OutputStream ostream) throws IOException
      Description copied from interface: ASN1Value
      Write this value's DER encoding to an output stream using an implicit tag.
      Specified by:
      encode in interface ASN1Value
      Parameters:
      implicitTag - Implicit tag.
      ostream - Output stream.
      Throws:
      IOException - If an error occurred.