Class DERUTF8String

All Implemented Interfaces:
ASN1Encodable, ASN1String, Encodable

public class DERUTF8String extends ASN1Primitive implements ASN1String
DER UTF8String object.
  • Constructor Details

    • DERUTF8String

      public DERUTF8String(String string)
      Basic constructor
      Parameters:
      string - the string to be carried in the UTF8String object,
  • Method Details

    • getInstance

      public static DERUTF8String getInstance(Object obj)
      Return an UTF8 string from the passed in object.
      Parameters:
      obj - a DERUTF8String or an object that can be converted into one.
      Returns:
      a DERUTF8String instance, or null
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the object cannot be converted.
    • getInstance

      public static DERUTF8String getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject obj, boolean explicit)
      Return an UTF8 String from a tagged object.
      Parameters:
      obj - the tagged object holding the object we want
      explicit - true if the object is meant to be explicitly tagged false otherwise.
      Returns:
      a DERUTF8String instance, or null
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if the tagged object cannot be converted.
    • getString

      public String getString()
      Description copied from interface: ASN1String
      Return a Java String representation of this STRING type's content.
      Specified by:
      getString in interface ASN1String
      Returns:
      a Java String representation of this STRING.
    • toString

      public String toString()
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
    • hashCode

      public int hashCode()
      Specified by:
      hashCode in class ASN1Primitive