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Class iaik.asn1.structures.Name 

java.lang.Object
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   +----iaik.asn1.structures.Name
public class Name
extends Object
implements Principal, ASN1Type
This class represents a X.500 Name structure. A X.500 name consists of OBJECT IDENTIFIER - value assertions. For example: ObjectID.country = "AT".

Constructor Index

o Name()
The default constructor.
o Name(ASN1Object)
Constructs a Name from an ASN1Object.

Method Index

o addRDN(ObjectID, String)
Adds a RelativeDistinguishedName to this Name.
o addRDN(RDN)
Adds a RelativeDistinguishedName to this Name.
o decode(ASN1Object)
o equals(Object)
Compares this Name to the specified object.
o getName()
o getRDN(ObjectID)
Returns the value assigned to a given ObjectID.
o toASN1Object()
Returns this Name as ASN1Object.
o toString()
Returns a string that represents this Name.

Constructors

o Name 
 public Name()
The default constructor.

o Name 
 public Name(ASN1Object obj) throws CodingException
Constructs a Name from an ASN1Object. The ASN1Object could be the ASN.1 type "Sequence of RelativeDistinguishedName" or only a SET if there would be just one element in the Sequence.

Parameters:
obj - the ASN1Object of type SEQUENCE or SET
Throws: CodingException
if the ASN1Object has the wrong format

Methods

o decode 
 public void decode(ASN1Object obj) throws CodingException
o getRDN 
 public String getRDN(ObjectID oid)
Returns the value assigned to a given ObjectID.

Parameters:
oid, - whose value should be returned
Returns:
the value of the ObjectID
o addRDN 
 public void addRDN(ObjectID oid,
                    String value)
Adds a RelativeDistinguishedName to this Name.

Parameters:
oid - the ObjectID of the RDN
value - the value of the RDN
o addRDN 
 public void addRDN(RDN rdn)
Adds a RelativeDistinguishedName to this Name.

Parameters:
rdn - the RDN
o toASN1Object 
 public ASN1Object toASN1Object()
Returns this Name as ASN1Object.

Returns:
this Name as ASN1Object
o equals 
 public boolean equals(Object obj)
Compares this Name to the specified object.

Parameters:
obj - - the object to compare this Name against.
Returns:
true, if the object represents the same name false otherwise
Overrides:
equals in class Object
o getName 
 public String getName()
o toString 
 public String toString()
Returns a string that represents this Name.

Returns:
the string representation
Overrides:
toString in class Object 
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