MapToCurve (Bouncy Castle Library 1.85 API Specification)
Date: 2026-07-12

org.bouncycastle.crypto.hash2curve

## Interface MapToCurve

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    BLS12_381G1MapToCurve, Elligator2MapToCurve, SimplifiedShallueVanDeWoestijneMapToCurve

      public interface MapToCurve

  Interface for Map to Curve

- - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ECPoint` | `process(java.math.BigInteger element)` Processes the given BigInteger element and maps it to a point on the elliptic curve, as defined by the hash 2 curve specification

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### process

          ECPoint process(java.math.BigInteger element)

      Processes the given BigInteger element and maps it to a point on the elliptic curve, as defined by the hash 2 curve specification
      Parameters:
        `element` - the input BigInteger element to be mapped to a point on the curve
      Returns:
        the elliptic curve point corresponding to the input element