org.bouncycastle.crypto.general

Class GeneralAlgorithm

java.lang.Object

org.bouncycastle.crypto.general.GeneralAlgorithm

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Algorithm

Direct Known Subclasses:

GeneralDigestAlgorithm

public class GeneralAlgorithm
extends java.lang.Object
implements Algorithm

Base class for the marker/algorithm ids for non-FIPS algorithms.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Object equals method.
java.lang.String	getName() Return a string representation of the algorithm.
int	hashCode() Object hashCode method.
boolean	requiresAlgorithmParameters() Returns true if this algorithm requires additional parameter fields, false otherwise.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Description copied from interface: Algorithm

Return a string representation of the algorithm.

Specified by:

getName in interface Algorithm

Returns:

the algorithm name.

requiresAlgorithmParameters

public final boolean requiresAlgorithmParameters()

Description copied from interface: Algorithm

Returns true if this algorithm requires additional parameter fields, false otherwise.

Specified by:

requiresAlgorithmParameters in interface Algorithm

Returns:

true if algorithm requires parameters.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Description copied from interface: Algorithm

Object equals method.

Specified by:

equals in interface Algorithm

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

o - the object to be checked for equality.

Returns:

true if o is equal to this, false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Description copied from interface: Algorithm

Object hashCode method.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface Algorithm

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

calculated hash code for this object.