Constructor Detail

• CardTerminal

  protected CardTerminal()

  Constructs a new CardTerminal object.

  This constructor is called by subclasses only. Application should call list() or getTerminal() to obtain a CardTerminal object.

Method Detail

• getName

  public abstract String getName()

  Returns the unique name of this terminal.

  Returns:

  the unique name of this terminal.

• connect

  public abstract Card connect(String protocol)
                        throws CardException

  Establishes a connection to the card. If a connection has previously established using the specified protocol, this method returns the same Card object as the previous call.

  Parameters:

  protocol - the protocol to use ("T=0", "T=1", or "T=CL"), or "*" to connect using any available protocol.

  Throws:

  NullPointerException - if protocol is null

  IllegalArgumentException - if protocol is an invalid protocol specification

  CardNotPresentException - if no card is present in this terminal

  CardException - if a connection could not be established using the specified protocol or if a connection has previously been established using a different protocol

  SecurityException - if a SecurityManager exists and the caller does not have the required permission

• isCardPresent

  public abstract boolean isCardPresent()
                                 throws CardException

  Returns whether a card is present in this terminal.

  Returns:

  whether a card is present in this terminal.

  Throws:

  CardException - if the status could not be determined

• waitForCardPresent

  public abstract boolean waitForCardPresent(long timeout)
                                      throws CardException

  Waits until a card is present in this terminal or the timeout expires. If the method returns due to an expired timeout, it returns false. Otherwise it return true.

  If a card is present in this terminal when this method is called, it returns immediately.

  Parameters:

  timeout - if positive, block for up to timeout milliseconds; if zero, block indefinitely; must not be negative

  Returns:

  false if the method returns due to an expired timeout, true otherwise.

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if timeout is negative

  CardException - if the operation failed

• waitForCardAbsent

  public abstract boolean waitForCardAbsent(long timeout)
                                     throws CardException

  Waits until a card is absent in this terminal or the timeout expires. If the method returns due to an expired timeout, it returns false. Otherwise it return true.

  If no card is present in this terminal when this method is called, it returns immediately.

  Parameters:

  timeout - if positive, block for up to timeout milliseconds; if zero, block indefinitely; must not be negative

  Returns:

  false if the method returns due to an expired timeout, true otherwise.

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if timeout is negative

  CardException - if the operation failed