org.mozilla.jss.netscape.security.x509

Class IA5StringConverter

java.lang.Object

org.mozilla.jss.netscape.security.x509.IA5StringConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

AVAValueConverter

public class IA5StringConverter
extends java.lang.Object
implements AVAValueConverter

A AVAValueConverter that converts a IA5String attribute to a DerValue and vice versa. An example an attribute that is a IA5String string is "E".

See Also:

AVAValueConverter

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
IA5StringConverter()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getAsString(DerValue avaValue) Converts a DER encoded value to a string, not encoded in any form.
DerValue	getValue(byte[] berStream) Converts a BER encoded value to a DER encoded attribute value.
DerValue	getValue(java.lang.String valueString) Converts a string to a DER encoded attribute value.
DerValue	getValue(java.lang.String valueString, byte[] tags) Converts a string to a DER encoded attribute value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

IA5StringConverter

public IA5StringConverter()

Method Detail

getValue

public DerValue getValue(java.lang.String valueString)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: AVAValueConverter

Converts a string to a DER encoded attribute value.

Specified by:

getValue in interface AVAValueConverter

Parameters:

valueString - An AVA value string not encoded in any form.

Returns:

A DerValue object.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs during the conversion.

getValue

public DerValue getValue(java.lang.String valueString,
                         byte[] tags)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: AVAValueConverter

Converts a string to a DER encoded attribute value. Specify the order of DER tags to use if more than one encoding is possible. Currently Directory Strings can have different order for backwards compatibility. By 2003 all should be UTF8String.

Specified by:

getValue in interface AVAValueConverter

Parameters:

valueString - An AVA value string not encoded in any form.

Returns:

A DerValue object.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs during the conversion.

getValue

public DerValue getValue(byte[] berStream)
                  throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: AVAValueConverter

Converts a BER encoded value to a DER encoded attribute value.

Specified by:

getValue in interface AVAValueConverter

Parameters:

berStream - A byte array of the BER encoded AVA value.

Returns:

A DerValue object.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getAsString

public java.lang.String getAsString(DerValue avaValue)
                             throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: AVAValueConverter

Converts a DER encoded value to a string, not encoded in any form.

Specified by:

getAsString in interface AVAValueConverter

Parameters:

avaValue - A DerValue object.

Returns:

A string for the value or null if it can't be converted.

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if an error occurs during the conversion.