Package org.bouncycastle.util

Interface Encodable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AlgorithmIdentifier, ASN1Boolean, ASN1Enumerated, ASN1GeneralizedTime, ASN1Integer, ASN1Null, ASN1Object, ASN1ObjectIdentifier, ASN1OctetString, ASN1Primitive, ASN1Sequence, ASN1Set, ASN1TaggedObject, ASN1UTCTime, AttCertIssuer, AttCertValidityPeriod, Attribute, Attribute, AttributeCertificate, AttributeCertificateInfo, Attributes, AttributeTypeAndValue, AuthenticatedSafe, AuthorityKeyIdentifier, AuthorityKeyIdentifierStructure, BasicConstraints, BERApplicationSpecific, BERConstructedOctetString, BEROctetString, BERSequence, BERSet, BERTaggedObject, CertBag, Certificate, CertificateList, CertificationRequest, CertificationRequestInfo, ContentInfo, ContentInfo, CRLBag, CRLDistPoint, CRLNumber, CRLReason, DERApplicationSpecific, DERBitString, DERBMPString, DERBoolean, DEREnumerated, DERExternal, DERGeneralizedTime, DERGeneralString, DERIA5String, DERInteger, DERNull, DERNumericString, DERObjectIdentifier, DEROctetString, DERPrintableString, DERSequence, DERSet, DERT61String, DERTaggedObject, DERUniversalString, DERUTCTime, DERUTF8String, DERVisibleString, DHDomainParameters, DHParameter, DHPublicKey, DHValidationParms, DigestInfo, DirectoryString, DistributionPoint, DistributionPointName, DLSequence, DLSet, DLTaggedObject, DSAParameter, ECPrivateKey, ECPrivateKeyStructure, EncryptedData, EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo, EncryptionScheme, ExtendedKeyUsage, Extension, Extensions, GCMParameters, GeneralName, GeneralNames, GeneralSubtree, Holder, IssuerAndSerialNumber, IssuerAndSerialNumber, IssuerSerial, IssuingDistributionPoint, KeyDerivationFunc, KeyPurposeId, KeyUsage, MacData, NameConstraints, NetscapeCertRequest, NetscapeCertType, NetscapeRevocationURL, ObjectDigestInfo, PBEParameter, PBES2Algorithms, PBES2Parameters, PBKDF2Params, Pfx, PKCS10CertificationRequest, PKCS12PBEParams, PolicyConstraints, PolicyInformation, PrivateKeyInfo, RDN, ReasonFlags, RSAESOAEPparams, RSAPrivateKey, RSAPrivateKeyStructure, RSAPublicKey, RSAPublicKeyStructure, RSASSAPSSparams, SafeBag, SignedData, SignedData, SignerIdentifier, SignerInfo, SubjectKeyIdentifier, SubjectPublicKeyInfo, TBSCertificate, TBSCertificateStructure, TBSCertList, TBSCertList.CRLEntry, Time, Time, V2Form, VerisignCzagExtension, X500Name, X509Attribute, X509CertificateStructure, X509Extensions, X509Name, X509Principal, X962Parameters, X9Curve, X9ECParameters, X9ECPoint, X9FieldElement, X9FieldID

public interface Encodable

Interface implemented by objects that can be converted into byte arrays.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
byte[]	getEncoded()	Return a byte array representing the implementing object.

Method Detail

getEncoded

byte[] getEncoded()
           throws IOException

Return a byte array representing the implementing object.

Returns:

a byte array representing the encoding.

Throws:

IOException - if an issue arises generation the encoding.