GeneralAlgorithm

java.lang.Object

org.bouncycastle.crypto.general.GeneralAlgorithm

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Algorithm

Direct Known Subclasses:: GeneralDigestAlgorithm

public class GeneralAlgorithm extends Object implements Algorithm

Base class for the marker/algorithm ids for non-FIPS algorithms.

See Also:

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

boolean

equals(Object o)

Object equals method.

String

getName()

Return a string representation of the algorithm.

int

hashCode()

Object hashCode method.

final boolean

requiresAlgorithmParameters()

Returns true if this algorithm requires additional parameter fields, false otherwise.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details
- getName
  
  public String getName()
  
  Description copied from interface: Algorithm
  
  Return a string representation of the algorithm.
  
  Specified by:
  
  getName in interface Algorithm
  
  Returns:
  
  the algorithm name.
- requiresAlgorithmParameters
  
  public final boolean requiresAlgorithmParameters()
  
  Description copied from interface: Algorithm
  
  Returns true if this algorithm requires additional parameter fields, false otherwise.
  
  Specified by:
  
  requiresAlgorithmParameters in interface Algorithm
  
  Returns:
  
  true if algorithm requires parameters.
- equals
  
  public boolean equals(Object o)
  
  Description copied from interface: Algorithm
  
  Object equals method.
  
  Specified by:
  
  equals in interface Algorithm
  
  Overrides:
  
  equals in class Object
  
  Parameters:
  
  o - the object to be checked for equality.
  
  Returns:
  
  true if o is equal to this, false otherwise.
- hashCode
  
  public int hashCode()
  
  Description copied from interface: Algorithm
  
  Object hashCode method.
  
  Specified by:
  
  hashCode in interface Algorithm
  
  Overrides:
  
  hashCode in class Object
  
  Returns:
  
  calculated hash code for this object.