org.bouncycastle.asn1
Interface ASN1BitStringParser

All Superinterfaces:

ASN1Encodable, InMemoryRepresentable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ASN1BitString, DLBitStringParser, BERBitStringParser

public interface ASN1BitStringParser

extends ASN1Encodable, InMemoryRepresentable

A basic parser for a BIT STRING object

Method Summary

java.io.InputStream	getBitStream() Return an InputStream representing the contents of the BIT STRING.
java.io.InputStream	getOctetStream() Return an InputStream representing the contents of the BIT STRING, where the content is expected to be octet-aligned (this will be automatically checked during parsing).
int	getPadBits() Return the number of pad bits, if any, in the final byte, if any, read from getBitStream().

Methods inherited from interface org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Encodable

toASN1Primitive

Methods inherited from interface org.bouncycastle.asn1.InMemoryRepresentable

getLoadedObject

Method Detail

getBitStream

public java.io.InputStream getBitStream()
                                 throws java.io.IOException

Return an InputStream representing the contents of the BIT STRING. The final byte, if any, may include pad bits. See getPadBits().

Returns:

an InputStream with its source as the BIT STRING content.

getOctetStream

public java.io.InputStream getOctetStream()
                                   throws java.io.IOException

Return an InputStream representing the contents of the BIT STRING, where the content is expected to be octet-aligned (this will be automatically checked during parsing).

Returns:

an InputStream with its source as the BIT STRING content.

getPadBits

public int getPadBits()

Return the number of pad bits, if any, in the final byte, if any, read from getBitStream(). This number is in the range zero to seven. That number of the least significant bits of the final byte, if any, are not part of the contents and should be ignored. NOTE: Must be called AFTER the stream has been fully processed. (Does not need to be called if getOctetStream() was used instead of getBitStream()).

Returns:

the number of pad bits. In the range zero to seven.