jonelo.jacksum.adapt.gnu.crypto.hash

Class HashFactory

Implemented Interfaces:
Registry

public class HashFactory
extends java.lang.Object
implements Registry

A Factory to instantiate message digest algorithm instances.

Method Summary

static IMessageDigest
getInstance(String name)
Return an instance of a hash algorithm given its name.
static Set
getNames()
Returns a Set of names of hash algorithms supported by this Factory.

Method Details

getInstance

public static IMessageDigest getInstance(String name)
Return an instance of a hash algorithm given its name.
Parameters:
name - the name of the hash algorithm.
Returns:
an instance of the hash algorithm, or null if none found.

getNames

public static final Set getNames()
Returns a Set of names of hash algorithms supported by this Factory.
Returns:
a Set of hash names (Strings).