Module java.xml.crypto

Package javax.xml.crypto.dsig.keyinfo

Interface KeyName

All Superinterfaces:

XMLStructure

public interface KeyName
extends XMLStructure

A representation of the XML KeyName element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. A KeyName object contains a string value which may be used by the signer to communicate a key identifier to the recipient. The XML Schema Definition is defined as:

 <element name="KeyName" type="string"/>
 

A KeyName instance may be created by invoking the newKeyName method of the KeyInfoFactory class, and passing it a String representing the name of the key; for example:

 KeyInfoFactory factory = KeyInfoFactory.getInstance("DOM");
 KeyName keyName = factory.newKeyName("Alice");
 

Since:

1.6

See Also:

• KeyInfoFactory.newKeyName(String)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Returns the name of this KeyName.

Methods declared in interface javax.xml.crypto.XMLStructure

isFeatureSupported

Method Details

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of this KeyName.

Returns:

the name of this KeyName (never null)