org.cryptacular.spec

Class CodecSpec

java.lang.Object

org.cryptacular.spec.CodecSpec

All Implemented Interfaces:

Spec<Codec>

public class CodecSpec
extends java.lang.Object
implements Spec<Codec>

Describes a string-to-byte encoding provides a means to create a new instance of the coed via the newInstance() method.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static CodecSpec	BASE64 Base64 encoding specification.
private java.lang.String	encoding Name of encoding, e.g.
static CodecSpec	HEX Hexadecimal encoding specification.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
CodecSpec(java.lang.String encoding) Creates a new instance of the given encoding.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getAlgorithm()
Codec	newInstance() Creates a new instance of the cryptographic primitive described by this specification.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

HEX

public static final CodecSpec HEX

Hexadecimal encoding specification.

BASE64

public static final CodecSpec BASE64

Base64 encoding specification.

encoding

private java.lang.String encoding

Name of encoding, e.g. "Hex, "Base64".

Constructor Detail

CodecSpec

public CodecSpec(java.lang.String encoding)

Creates a new instance of the given encoding.

Parameters:

encoding - Name of encoding.

Method Detail

getAlgorithm

public java.lang.String getAlgorithm()

Specified by:

getAlgorithm in interface Spec<Codec>

Returns:

The name of the encoding, e.g. "Hex", "Base64".

newInstance

public Codec newInstance()

Description copied from interface: Spec

Creates a new instance of the cryptographic primitive described by this specification.

Specified by:

newInstance in interface Spec<Codec>

Returns:

New instance of cryptographic primitive.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object