Principal (central-repository 4.0.0-RC API)

public interface Principal

This interface represents and identifies the Kernel or a Feature. Identification uses the 6 well-known fields defined in RFC 2253.

 CN      commonName
 L       localityName
 ST      stateOrProvinceName
 O       organizationName
 OU      organizationalUnitName
 C       countryName

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`FIELD_C`	C: Country
`static int`	`FIELD_CN`	CN: Common name
`static int`	`FIELD_L`	L: Locality
`static int`	`FIELD_O`	O: Organization
`static int`	`FIELD_OU`	OU: Organizational Unit
`static int`	`FIELD_ST`	ST: State or Province

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getValue(int field)`	Gets the value of one of the fields.
`String`	`toString()`	Gets a string representation of the X.500 distinguished name using the format defined in RFC 2253.

- Field Detail
  - FIELD_CN
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static final int FIELD_CN
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    CN: Common name
    
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  - FIELD_L
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static final int FIELD_L
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    L: Locality
    
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  - FIELD_ST
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static final int FIELD_ST
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    ST: State or Province
    
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  - FIELD_O
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static final int FIELD_O
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    O: Organization
    
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  - FIELD_OU
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static final int FIELD_OU
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    OU: Organizational Unit
    
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  - FIELD_C
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static final int FIELD_C
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    C: Country
    
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    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getValue
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String getValue(int field)
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    Gets the value of one of the fields.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - One of the 6 well-known fields.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the required field.
    
    Throws:
    
    IndexOutOfBoundsException - if field is out of bounds.
  - toString
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String toString()
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    Gets a string representation of the X.500 distinguished name using the format defined in RFC 2253.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a string representation of the object.