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package javax.xml.crypto.dsig;

import javax.xml.crypto.Data;
import javax.xml.crypto.URIReference;
import javax.xml.crypto.XMLStructure;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.List;

A representation of the Reference element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. The XML schema is defined as:
<element name="Reference" type="ds:ReferenceType"/>
<complexType name="ReferenceType">
  <sequence>
    <element ref="ds:Transforms" minOccurs="0"/>
    <element ref="ds:DigestMethod"/>
    <element ref="ds:DigestValue"/>
  </sequence>
  <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional"/>
  <attribute name="URI" type="anyURI" use="optional"/>
  <attribute name="Type" type="anyURI" use="optional"/>
</complexType>
<element name="DigestValue" type="ds:DigestValueType"/>
<simpleType name="DigestValueType">
  <restriction base="base64Binary"/>
</simpleType>

A Reference instance may be created by invoking one of the newReference methods of the XMLSignatureFactory class; for example:

  XMLSignatureFactory factory = XMLSignatureFactory.getInstance("DOM");
  Reference ref = factory.newReference
    ("http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3275.txt",
     factory.newDigestMethod(DigestMethod.SHA1, null));
Author:Sean Mullan, Erwin van der Koogh, JSR 105 Expert Group
See Also:
Since:1.6
/** * A representation of the <code>Reference</code> element as defined in the * <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/"> * W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing</a>. * The XML schema is defined as: * <pre> * &lt;element name="Reference" type="ds:ReferenceType"/&gt; * &lt;complexType name="ReferenceType"&gt; * &lt;sequence&gt; * &lt;element ref="ds:Transforms" minOccurs="0"/&gt; * &lt;element ref="ds:DigestMethod"/&gt; * &lt;element ref="ds:DigestValue"/&gt; * &lt;/sequence&gt; * &lt;attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional"/&gt; * &lt;attribute name="URI" type="anyURI" use="optional"/&gt; * &lt;attribute name="Type" type="anyURI" use="optional"/&gt; * &lt;/complexType&gt; * * &lt;element name="DigestValue" type="ds:DigestValueType"/&gt; * &lt;simpleType name="DigestValueType"&gt; * &lt;restriction base="base64Binary"/&gt; * &lt;/simpleType&gt; * </pre> * * <p>A <code>Reference</code> instance may be created by invoking one of the * {@link XMLSignatureFactory#newReference newReference} methods of the * {@link XMLSignatureFactory} class; for example: * * <pre> * XMLSignatureFactory factory = XMLSignatureFactory.getInstance("DOM"); * Reference ref = factory.newReference * ("http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3275.txt", * factory.newDigestMethod(DigestMethod.SHA1, null)); * </pre> * * @author Sean Mullan * @author Erwin van der Koogh * @author JSR 105 Expert Group * @since 1.6 * @see XMLSignatureFactory#newReference(String, DigestMethod) * @see XMLSignatureFactory#newReference(String, DigestMethod, List, String, String) */
public interface Reference extends URIReference, XMLStructure {
Returns an unmodifiable list of Transforms that are contained in this Reference.
Returns:an unmodifiable list of Transforms (may be empty but never null)
/** * Returns an {@link java.util.Collections#unmodifiableList unmodifiable * list} of {@link Transform}s that are contained in this * <code>Reference</code>. * * @return an unmodifiable list of <code>Transform</code>s * (may be empty but never <code>null</code>) */
List<Transform> getTransforms();
Returns the digest method of this Reference.
Returns:the digest method
/** * Returns the digest method of this <code>Reference</code>. * * @return the digest method */
DigestMethod getDigestMethod();
Returns the optional Id attribute of this Reference, which permits this reference to be referenced from elsewhere.
Returns:the Id attribute (may be null if not specified)
/** * Returns the optional <code>Id</code> attribute of this * <code>Reference</code>, which permits this reference to be * referenced from elsewhere. * * @return the <code>Id</code> attribute (may be <code>null</code> if not * specified) */
String getId();
Returns the digest value of this Reference.
Returns:the raw digest value, or null if this reference has not been digested yet. Each invocation of this method returns a new clone to protect against subsequent modification.
/** * Returns the digest value of this <code>Reference</code>. * * @return the raw digest value, or <code>null</code> if this reference has * not been digested yet. Each invocation of this method returns a new * clone to protect against subsequent modification. */
byte[] getDigestValue();
Returns the calculated digest value of this Reference after a validation operation. This method is useful for debugging if the reference fails to validate.
Returns:the calculated digest value, or null if this reference has not been validated yet. Each invocation of this method returns a new clone to protect against subsequent modification.
/** * Returns the calculated digest value of this <code>Reference</code> * after a validation operation. This method is useful for debugging if * the reference fails to validate. * * @return the calculated digest value, or <code>null</code> if this * reference has not been validated yet. Each invocation of this method * returns a new clone to protect against subsequent modification. */
byte[] getCalculatedDigestValue();
Validates this reference. This method verifies the digest of this reference.

This method only validates the reference the first time it is invoked. On subsequent invocations, it returns a cached result.

Params:
  • validateContext – the validating context
Throws:
Returns:true if this reference was validated successfully; false otherwise
/** * Validates this reference. This method verifies the digest of this * reference. * * <p>This method only validates the reference the first time it is * invoked. On subsequent invocations, it returns a cached result. * * @return <code>true</code> if this reference was validated successfully; * <code>false</code> otherwise * @param validateContext the validating context * @throws NullPointerException if <code>validateContext</code> is * <code>null</code> * @throws XMLSignatureException if an unexpected exception occurs while * validating the reference */
boolean validate(XMLValidateContext validateContext) throws XMLSignatureException;
Returns the dereferenced data, if reference caching is enabled. This is the result of dereferencing the URI of this reference during a validation or generation operation.
Returns:the dereferenced data, or null if reference caching is not enabled or this reference has not been generated or validated
/** * Returns the dereferenced data, if * <a href="XMLSignContext.html#Supported%20Properties">reference caching</a> * is enabled. This is the result of dereferencing the URI of this * reference during a validation or generation operation. * * @return the dereferenced data, or <code>null</code> if reference * caching is not enabled or this reference has not been generated or * validated */
Data getDereferencedData();
Returns the pre-digested input stream, if reference caching is enabled. This is the input to the digest operation during a validation or signing operation.
Returns:an input stream containing the pre-digested input, or null if reference caching is not enabled or this reference has not been generated or validated
/** * Returns the pre-digested input stream, if * <a href="XMLSignContext.html#Supported%20Properties">reference caching</a> * is enabled. This is the input to the digest operation during a * validation or signing operation. * * @return an input stream containing the pre-digested input, or * <code>null</code> if reference caching is not enabled or this * reference has not been generated or validated */
InputStream getDigestInputStream(); }