- /*
- * @(#)CertSelector.java 1.4 03/01/23
- *
- * Copyright 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
- */
-
- package java.security.cert;
-
- /**
- * A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting
- * <code>Certificate</code>s. Classes that implement this interface
- * are often used to specify which <code>Certificate</code>s should
- * be retrieved from a <code>CertStore</code>.
- * <p>
- * <b>Concurrent Access</b>
- * <p>
- * Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
- * thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
- * object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
- * provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
- * separate objects need not synchronize.
- *
- * @see Certificate
- * @see CertStore
- * @see CertStore#getCertificates
- *
- * @version 1.4 01/23/03
- * @author Steve Hanna
- * @since 1.4
- */
- public interface CertSelector extends Cloneable {
-
- /**
- * Decides whether a <code>Certificate</code> should be selected.
- *
- * @param cert the <code>Certificate</code> to be checked
- * @return <code>true</code> if the <code>Certificate</code>
- * should be selected, <code>false</code> otherwise
- */
- boolean match(Certificate cert);
-
- /**
- * Makes a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code>. Changes to the
- * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
- *
- * @return a copy of this <code>CertSelector</code>
- */
- Object clone();
- }