org.bouncycastle.util

Interface Store<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the object type stored.

All Known Subinterfaces:

PKIXCertStore<T>, PKIXCRLStore<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

CollectionStore, X509Store

public interface Store<T>

A generic interface describing a simple store of objects.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Collection<T>	getMatches(Selector<T> selector) Return a possibly empty collection of objects that match the criteria implemented in the passed in Selector.

Method Detail

getMatches

java.util.Collection<T> getMatches(Selector<T> selector)
                            throws StoreException

Return a possibly empty collection of objects that match the criteria implemented in the passed in Selector.

Parameters:

selector - the selector defining the match criteria.

Returns:

a collection of matching objects, empty if none available.

Throws:

StoreException - if there is a failure during matching.