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Class iaik.asn1.structures.ChoiceOfTime

java.lang.Object
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   +----iaik.asn1.structures.ChoiceOfTime

public class ChoiceOfTime

extends Object

 ChoiceOfTime ::= CHOICE {
       utcTime        UTCTime,
       generalTime    GeneralizedTime }
 

 This class handles both possible rules to encode a date. The encoding format
 depends on the following rules:
 

 Till year 2005 the date is encoded as UTCTime. After 2005 the date is encoded
 as GeneralizedTime.
 

 The encoding format can also be controlled using the method: @see setEncodingType().
 

 
UTCTime
 UTCTime values are expressed as Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu) and include
 seconds (i.e., times are YYMMDDHHMMSSZ), even where the number of seconds
 is zero.Conforming systems shall interpret the year field (YY) as follows:
 

 
Where YY is greater than 50, the year shall be interpreted as 19YY; and
 
Where YY is less than or equal to 50, the year shall be interpreted as 20YY.
 
 
GeneralizedTime
 GeneralizedTime values are expressed as Greenwich Mean Time (Zulu) and
 include seconds (i.e.,times are YYYYMMDDHHMMSSZ), even where the number
 of seconds is zero.GeneralizedTime values shall not include fractional seconds.
 




  


  
 
	ChoiceOfTime(ASN1Object)
  
  Creates a new ChoiceOfTime from an ASN1Object.
  
 
	ChoiceOfTime(Date)
  
  Creates a new ChoiceOfTime from an Date.
  
 
	ChoiceOfTime(String, ASN)
  
  Constructor for a String containing the date.


  


  
 
	getDate()
  
  Returns the date.
  
 
	getEncodingType()
  
  Returns the encoding type.
  
 
	setEncodingType(ASN)
  
  Sets the encoding type.
  
 
	toASN1Object()
  
  Returns the value of this object as an ASN1Object.
  
 
	toString()
  
  Returns a string that represents the contents of the extensions.



  



ChoiceOfTime
 public ChoiceOfTime(Date date)


  
 Creates a new ChoiceOfTime from an Date.

  

    
 Parameters:
    
 date - the desired date
  


ChoiceOfTime
 public ChoiceOfTime(ASN1Object obj) throws CodingException


  
 Creates a new ChoiceOfTime from an ASN1Object.

  

    
 Parameters:
    
 obj - the date as ASN1Object
    
 Throws: CodingException
    
 if the ASN1Object could not be parsed
  


ChoiceOfTime
 public ChoiceOfTime(String date,
                     ASN encodingType) throws ParseException


  
 Constructor for a String containing the date.

  

    
 Parameters:
    
 date - the string containing the date
    
 encodingType - the encoding type
    
 Throws: ParseException
    
 if the format of the date is not correct
  



  


toASN1Object
 public ASN1Object toASN1Object()


  
 Returns the value of this object as an ASN1Object.
 The ASN.1 type used to encode the date is specified through encodingType.

  

    
 Returns:
    
 the value of this object as an ASN1Object
  


getEncodingType
 public ASN getEncodingType()


  
 Returns the encoding type.

  

    
 Returns:
    
 the encoding type
  


setEncodingType
 public void setEncodingType(ASN encodingType)


  
 Sets the encoding type.

  

    
 Parameters:
    
 encodingType - the encoding type
  


getDate
 public Date getDate()


  
 Returns the date.

  

    
 Returns:
    
 the date
  


toString
 public String toString()


  
 Returns a string that represents the contents of the extensions.

  

    
 Returns:
    
 the string representation
    
 Overrides:
    
 toString in class Object
  


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