org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500

Class X500Name

java.lang.Object

org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object

org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.X500Name

All Implemented Interfaces:

ASN1Choice, ASN1Encodable, Encodable

public class X500Name
extends ASN1Object
implements ASN1Choice

The X.500 Name object.

     Name ::= CHOICE {
                       RDNSequence }

     RDNSequence ::= SEQUENCE OF RelativeDistinguishedName

     RelativeDistinguishedName ::= SET SIZE (1..MAX) OF AttributeTypeAndValue

     AttributeTypeAndValue ::= SEQUENCE {
                                   type  OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
                                   value ANY }
 

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
X500Name(RDN[] rDNs)
X500Name(java.lang.String dirName)
X500Name(X500NameStyle style, RDN[] rDNs)
X500Name(X500NameStyle style, java.lang.String dirName)
X500Name(X500NameStyle style, X500Name name) Deprecated. use the getInstance() method that takes a style.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object obj) test for equality - note: case is ignored.
ASN1ObjectIdentifier[]	getAttributeTypes() return an array of OIDs contained in the attribute type of each RDN in structure order.
static X500NameStyle	getDefaultStyle() Return the current default style.
static X500Name	getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject obj, boolean explicit) Return a X500Name based on the passed in tagged object.
static X500Name	getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)
static X500Name	getInstance(X500NameStyle style, java.lang.Object obj)
RDN[]	getRDNs() return an array of RDNs in structure order.
RDN[]	getRDNs(ASN1ObjectIdentifier attributeType) return an array of RDNs containing the attribute type given by OID in structure order.
int	hashCode()
static void	setDefaultStyle(X500NameStyle style) Set the default style for X500Name construction.
ASN1Primitive	toASN1Primitive() Method providing a primitive representation of this object suitable for encoding.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object

encodeTo, encodeTo, getEncoded, getEncoded, hasEncodedTagValue, toASN1Object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

X500Name

public X500Name(X500NameStyle style,
                X500Name name)

Deprecated. use the getInstance() method that takes a style.

X500Name

public X500Name(RDN[] rDNs)

X500Name

public X500Name(X500NameStyle style,
                RDN[] rDNs)

X500Name

public X500Name(java.lang.String dirName)

X500Name

public X500Name(X500NameStyle style,
                java.lang.String dirName)

Method Detail

getInstance

public static X500Name getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject obj,
                                   boolean explicit)

Return a X500Name based on the passed in tagged object.

Parameters:

obj - tag object holding name.

explicit - true if explicitly tagged false otherwise.

Returns:

the X500Name

getInstance

public static X500Name getInstance(java.lang.Object obj)

getInstance

public static X500Name getInstance(X500NameStyle style,
                                   java.lang.Object obj)

getRDNs

public RDN[] getRDNs()

return an array of RDNs in structure order.

Returns:

an array of RDN objects.

getAttributeTypes

public ASN1ObjectIdentifier[] getAttributeTypes()

return an array of OIDs contained in the attribute type of each RDN in structure order.

Returns:

an array, possibly zero length, of ASN1ObjectIdentifiers objects.

getRDNs

public RDN[] getRDNs(ASN1ObjectIdentifier attributeType)

return an array of RDNs containing the attribute type given by OID in structure order.

Parameters:

attributeType - the type OID we are looking for.

Returns:

an array, possibly zero length, of RDN objects.

toASN1Primitive

public ASN1Primitive toASN1Primitive()

Description copied from class: ASN1Object

Method providing a primitive representation of this object suitable for encoding.

Specified by:

toASN1Primitive in interface ASN1Encodable

Specified by:

toASN1Primitive in class ASN1Object

Returns:

a primitive representation of this object.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class ASN1Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object obj)

test for equality - note: case is ignored.

Overrides:

equals in class ASN1Object

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

setDefaultStyle

public static void setDefaultStyle(X500NameStyle style)

Set the default style for X500Name construction.

Parameters:

style - an X500NameStyle

getDefaultStyle

public static X500NameStyle getDefaultStyle()

Return the current default style.

Returns:

default style for X500Name construction.