org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509

Class DisplayText

public class DisplayText extends ASN1Encodable implements ASN1Choice

DisplayText class, used in CertificatePolicies X509 V3 extensions (in policy qualifiers).

It stores a string in a chosen encoding.

 DisplayText ::= CHOICE {
      ia5String        IA5String      (SIZE (1..200)),
      visibleString    VisibleString  (SIZE (1..200)),
      bmpString        BMPString      (SIZE (1..200)),
      utf8String       UTF8String     (SIZE (1..200)) }
 

See Also: PolicyQualifierInfo PolicyInformation

Field Summary
static intCONTENT_TYPE_BMPSTRING
Constant corresponding to bmpString encoding.
static intCONTENT_TYPE_IA5STRING
Constant corresponding to ia5String encoding.
static intCONTENT_TYPE_UTF8STRING
Constant corresponding to utf8String encoding.
static intCONTENT_TYPE_VISIBLESTRING
Constant corresponding to visibleString encoding.
static intDISPLAY_TEXT_MAXIMUM_SIZE
Describe constant DISPLAY_TEXT_MAXIMUM_SIZE here.
Constructor Summary
DisplayText(int type, String text)
Creates a new DisplayText instance.
DisplayText(String text)
Creates a new DisplayText instance.
DisplayText(DERString de)
Creates a new DisplayText instance.
Method Summary
static DisplayTextgetInstance(Object de)
static DisplayTextgetInstance(ASN1TaggedObject obj, boolean explicit)
StringgetString()
Returns the stored String object.
DERObjecttoASN1Object()

Field Detail

CONTENT_TYPE_BMPSTRING

public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_BMPSTRING
Constant corresponding to bmpString encoding.

CONTENT_TYPE_IA5STRING

public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_IA5STRING
Constant corresponding to ia5String encoding.

CONTENT_TYPE_UTF8STRING

public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_UTF8STRING
Constant corresponding to utf8String encoding.

CONTENT_TYPE_VISIBLESTRING

public static final int CONTENT_TYPE_VISIBLESTRING
Constant corresponding to visibleString encoding.

DISPLAY_TEXT_MAXIMUM_SIZE

public static final int DISPLAY_TEXT_MAXIMUM_SIZE
Describe constant DISPLAY_TEXT_MAXIMUM_SIZE here.

Constructor Detail

DisplayText

public DisplayText(int type, String text)
Creates a new DisplayText instance.

Parameters: type the desired encoding type for the text. text the text to store. Strings longer than 200 characters are truncated.

DisplayText

public DisplayText(String text)
Creates a new DisplayText instance.

Parameters: text the text to encapsulate. Strings longer than 200 characters are truncated.

DisplayText

public DisplayText(DERString de)
Creates a new DisplayText instance.

Useful when reading back a DisplayText class from it's ASN1Encodable/DEREncodable form.

Parameters: de a DEREncodable instance.

Method Detail

getInstance

public static DisplayText getInstance(Object de)

getInstance

public static DisplayText getInstance(ASN1TaggedObject obj, boolean explicit)

getString

public String getString()
Returns the stored String object.

Returns: the stored text as a String.

toASN1Object

public DERObject toASN1Object()