ASN1External (Bouncy Castle Cryptography 1.79 API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object
- - org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive
  - - org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1External

All Implemented Interfaces:

ASN1Encodable, Encodable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DERExternal, DLExternal
```
public abstract class ASN1External
extends ASN1Primitive
```
Class representing the DER-type External

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ASN1Primitive`	`getDataValueDescriptor()`	Returns the data value descriptor
`ASN1ObjectIdentifier`	`getDirectReference()`	Returns the direct reference of the external element
`int`	`getEncoding()`	Returns the encoding of the content.
`ASN1Primitive`	`getExternalContent()`	Returns the content of this element
`ASN1Integer`	`getIndirectReference()`	Returns the indirect reference of this element
`static ASN1External`	`getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)`
`static ASN1External`	`getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject taggedObject, boolean explicit)`
`int`	`hashCode()`

Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive
encodeTo, encodeTo, equals, equals, equals, fromByteArray, toASN1Primitive

Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object
getEncoded, getEncoded, hasEncodedTagValue

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Method Detail
  - getInstance
```
public static ASN1External getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)
```
  - getInstance
```
public static ASN1External getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject taggedObject,
                                       boolean explicit)
```
  - hashCode
```
public int hashCode()
```
    Specified by:
    
    hashCode in class ASN1Primitive
  - getDataValueDescriptor
```
public ASN1Primitive getDataValueDescriptor()
```
    Returns the data value descriptor
    
    Returns:
    
    The descriptor
  - getDirectReference
```
public ASN1ObjectIdentifier getDirectReference()
```
    Returns the direct reference of the external element
    
    Returns:
    
    The reference
  - getEncoding
```
public int getEncoding()
```
    Returns the encoding of the content. Valid values are 0 single-ASN1-type

Returns:: The encoding

getExternalContent
```
public ASN1Primitive getExternalContent()
```
Returns the content of this element

Returns:

The content

getIndirectReference
```
public ASN1Integer getIndirectReference()
```
Returns the indirect reference of this element

Returns:

The reference