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javax.xml.crypto

public Interface XMLCryptoContext

Known Direct Subinterfaces
javax.xml.crypto.dsig.XMLSignContext, javax.xml.crypto.dsig.XMLValidateContext
Known Direct Implementers
javax.xml.crypto.dom.DOMCryptoContext

Contains common context information for XML cryptographic operations.

This interface contains methods for setting and retrieving properties that affect the processing of XML signatures or XML encrypted structures.

Note that XMLCryptoContext instances can contain information and state specific to the XML cryptographic structure it is used with. The results are unpredictable if an XMLCryptoContext is used with multiple structures (for example, you should not use the same javax.xml.crypto.dsig.XMLValidateContext instance to validate two different javax.xml.crypto.dsig.XMLSignature objects).

Authors
Sean Mullan, JSR 105 Expert Group
Since
1.6

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public Object

Returns:

the value to which this context maps the specified key, or null if there is no mapping for the key
get
(Object
the key whose associated value is to be returned
key
)

Returns the value to which this context maps the specified key.

public String

Returns:

the base URI, or null if not specified
getBaseURI
()

Returns the base URI.

public String

Returns:

the default namespace prefix, or null if none has been set.
getDefaultNamespacePrefix
()

Returns the default namespace prefix.

public KeySelector

Returns:

the key selector, or null if not specified
getKeySelector
()

Returns the key selector for finding a key.

public String

Returns:

the prefix that is associated with the specified namespace URI, or defaultPrefix if the URI is not registered. If the namespace URI is registered but has no prefix, an empty string ("") is returned.
getNamespacePrefix
(String
a namespace URI
namespaceURI
,
String
the prefix to be returned in the event that the the specified namespace URI has not been bound to a prefix.
defaultPrefix
)

Returns the namespace prefix that the specified namespace URI is associated with.

public Object

Returns:

the current value of the specified property, or null if it does not have a value
getProperty
(String
the name of the property
name
)

Returns the value of the specified property.

public URIDereferencer

Returns:

the URIDereferencer, or null if not specified
getURIDereferencer
()

Returns a URIDereferencer that is used to dereference URIReferences.

public Object

Returns:

the previous value associated with the key, or null if there was no mapping for the key
put
(Object
key with which the specified value is to be associated with
key
,
Object
value to be associated with the specified key
value
)

Associates the specified value with the specified key in this context.

public String

Returns:

the previous prefix associated with the specified namespace URI, or null if there was none
putNamespacePrefix
(String
a namespace URI
namespaceURI
,
String
a namespace prefix (or null to remove any existing mapping). Specifying the empty string ("") binds no prefix to the namespace URI.
prefix
)

Maps the specified namespace URI to the specified prefix.

public void
setBaseURI(String
the base URI, or null to remove current value
baseURI
)

Sets the base URI.

public void
setDefaultNamespacePrefix(String
the default namespace prefix, or null to remove the current setting. Specify the empty string ("") to bind no prefix.
defaultPrefix
)

Sets the default namespace prefix.

public void
setKeySelector(KeySelector
the key selector, or null to remove the current setting
ks
)

Sets the key selector for finding a key.

public Object

Returns:

the previous value of the specified property, or null if it did not have a value
setProperty
(String
the name of the property
name
,
Object
the value of the property to be set
value
)

Sets the specified property.

public void
setURIDereferencer(URIDereferencer
the URIDereferencer, or null to remove any current setting
dereferencer
)

Sets a URIDereferencer that is used to dereference URIReferences.

Method Detail

getback to summary
public Object get(Object key)

Returns the value to which this context maps the specified key.

More formally, if this context contains a mapping from a key k to a value v such that (key==null ? k==null : key.equals(k)), then this method returns v; otherwise it returns null. (There can be at most one such mapping.)

This method is useful for retrieving arbitrary information that is specific to the cryptographic operation that this context is used for.

Parameters
key:Object

the key whose associated value is to be returned

Returns:Object

the value to which this context maps the specified key, or null if there is no mapping for the key

See Also
put(Object, Object)
getBaseURIback to summary
public String getBaseURI()

Returns the base URI.

Returns:String

the base URI, or null if not specified

See Also
setBaseURI(String)
getDefaultNamespacePrefixback to summary
public String getDefaultNamespacePrefix()

Returns the default namespace prefix. The default namespace prefix is the prefix for all namespace URIs not explicitly set by the putNamespacePrefix method.

Returns:String

the default namespace prefix, or null if none has been set.

See Also
setDefaultNamespacePrefix(String)
getKeySelectorback to summary
public KeySelector getKeySelector()

Returns the key selector for finding a key.

Returns:KeySelector

the key selector, or null if not specified

See Also
setKeySelector(KeySelector)
getNamespacePrefixback to summary
public String getNamespacePrefix(String namespaceURI, String defaultPrefix)

Returns the namespace prefix that the specified namespace URI is associated with. Returns the specified default prefix if the specified namespace URI has not been bound to a prefix. To bind a namespace URI to a prefix, call the putNamespacePrefix method.

Parameters
namespaceURI:String

a namespace URI

defaultPrefix:String

the prefix to be returned in the event that the the specified namespace URI has not been bound to a prefix.

Returns:String

the prefix that is associated with the specified namespace URI, or defaultPrefix if the URI is not registered. If the namespace URI is registered but has no prefix, an empty string ("") is returned.

Exceptions
NullPointerException:
if namespaceURI is null
See Also
putNamespacePrefix(String, String)
getPropertyback to summary
public Object getProperty(String name)

Returns the value of the specified property.

Parameters
name:String

the name of the property

Returns:Object

the current value of the specified property, or null if it does not have a value

Exceptions
NullPointerException:
if name is null
See Also
setProperty(String, Object)
getURIDereferencerback to summary
public URIDereferencer getURIDereferencer()

Returns a URIDereferencer that is used to dereference URIReferences.

Returns:URIDereferencer

the URIDereferencer, or null if not specified

See Also
setURIDereferencer(URIDereferencer)
putback to summary
public Object put(Object key, Object value)

Associates the specified value with the specified key in this context. If the context previously contained a mapping for this key, the old value is replaced by the specified value.

This method is useful for storing arbitrary information that is specific to the cryptographic operation that this context is used for.

Parameters
key:Object

key with which the specified value is to be associated with

value:Object

value to be associated with the specified key

Returns:Object

the previous value associated with the key, or null if there was no mapping for the key

Exceptions
IllegalArgumentException:
if some aspect of this key or value prevents it from being stored in this context
See Also
get(Object)
putNamespacePrefixback to summary
public String putNamespacePrefix(String namespaceURI, String prefix)

Maps the specified namespace URI to the specified prefix. If there is already a prefix associated with the specified namespace URI, the old prefix is replaced by the specified prefix.

Parameters
namespaceURI:String

a namespace URI

prefix:String

a namespace prefix (or null to remove any existing mapping). Specifying the empty string ("") binds no prefix to the namespace URI.

Returns:String

the previous prefix associated with the specified namespace URI, or null if there was none

Exceptions
NullPointerException:
if namespaceURI is null
See Also
getNamespacePrefix(String, String)
setBaseURIback to summary
public void setBaseURI(String baseURI)

Sets the base URI.

Parameters
baseURI:String

the base URI, or null to remove current value

Exceptions
IllegalArgumentException:
if baseURI is not RFC 2396 compliant
See Also
getBaseURI
setDefaultNamespacePrefixback to summary
public void setDefaultNamespacePrefix(String defaultPrefix)

Sets the default namespace prefix. This sets the namespace prefix for all namespace URIs not explicitly set by the putNamespacePrefix method.

Parameters
defaultPrefix:String

the default namespace prefix, or null to remove the current setting. Specify the empty string ("") to bind no prefix.

See Also
getDefaultNamespacePrefix
setKeySelectorback to summary
public void setKeySelector(KeySelector ks)

Sets the key selector for finding a key.

Parameters
ks:KeySelector

the key selector, or null to remove the current setting

See Also
getKeySelector
setPropertyback to summary
public Object setProperty(String name, Object value)

Sets the specified property.

Parameters
name:String

the name of the property

value:Object

the value of the property to be set

Returns:Object

the previous value of the specified property, or null if it did not have a value

Exceptions
NullPointerException:
if name is null
See Also
getProperty(String)
setURIDereferencerback to summary
public void setURIDereferencer(URIDereferencer dereferencer)

Sets a URIDereferencer that is used to dereference URIReferences. The specified URIDereferencer is used in place of an implementation's default URIDereferencer.

Parameters
dereferencer:URIDereferencer

the URIDereferencer, or null to remove any current setting

See Also
getURIDereferencer