net.named_data.jndn

Class Signature

java.lang.Object

net.named_data.jndn.Signature

All Implemented Interfaces:

ChangeCountable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DigestSha256Signature, GenericSignature, HmacWithSha256Signature, Sha256WithEcdsaSignature, Sha256WithRsaSignature

public abstract class Signature
extends Object
implements ChangeCountable

A Signature is an abstract base class providing methods to work with the signature information in a Data packet. You must create an object of a subclass, for example Sha256WithRsaSignature.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Signature()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract Object	clone() Return a new Signature which is a deep copy of this signature.
abstract long	getChangeCount() Get the change count, which is incremented each time this object (or a child object) is changed.
abstract Blob	getSignature() Get the signature bytes.
abstract void	setSignature(Blob signature) Set the signature bytes to the given value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Signature

public Signature()

Method Detail

clone

public abstract Object clone()
                      throws CloneNotSupportedException

Return a new Signature which is a deep copy of this signature. This is abstract, the subclass must implement it.

Overrides:

clone in class Object

Returns:

A new Sha256WithRsaSignature.

Throws:

CloneNotSupportedException

getSignature

public abstract Blob getSignature()

Get the signature bytes.

Returns:

The signature bytes. If not specified, the value isNull().

setSignature

public abstract void setSignature(Blob signature)

Set the signature bytes to the given value.

Parameters:

signature - A Blob with the signature bytes.

getChangeCount

public abstract long getChangeCount()

Get the change count, which is incremented each time this object (or a child object) is changed.

Specified by:

getChangeCount in interface ChangeCountable

Returns:

The change count.