CertSelector

java.security.cert

Interface CertSelector

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable

All Known Implementing Classes:

X509CertSelector
```
public interface CertSelector
extends Cloneable
```
A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting Certificates. Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify which Certificates should be retrieved from a CertStore.
Concurrent Access

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.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

Certificate, CertStore, CertStore.getCertificates(java.security.cert.CertSelector)

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Object`	`clone()` Makes a copy of this `CertSelector`.
`boolean`	`match(Certificate cert)` Decides whether a `Certificate` should be selected.

- Method Detail
  - match
```
boolean match(Certificate cert)
```
    Decides whether a Certificate should be selected.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cert - the Certificate to be checked
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the Certificate should be selected, false otherwise
  - clone
```
Object clone()
```
    Makes a copy of this CertSelector. Changes to the copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
    
    Returns:
    
    a copy of this CertSelector