Source for java.security.cert.PolicyNode

   1: /* PolicyNode.java -- a single node in a policy tree
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package java.security.cert;
  40: 
  41: public interface PolicyNode
  42: {
  43: 
  44:   /**
  45:    * Get the iterator of the child nodes of this node. The returned
  46:    * iterator is (naturally) unmodifiable.
  47:    *
  48:    * @return An iterator over the child nodes.
  49:    */
  50:   java.util.Iterator getChildren();
  51: 
  52:   /**
  53:    * Get the depth of this node within the tree, starting at 0 for the
  54:    * root node.
  55:    *
  56:    * @return The depth of this node.
  57:    */
  58:   int getDepth();
  59: 
  60:   /**
  61:    * Returns a set of policies (string OIDs) that will satisfy this
  62:    * node's policy. The root node should always return the singleton set
  63:    * with the element "any-policy".
  64:    *
  65:    * @return The set of expected policies.
  66:    */
  67:   java.util.Set getExpectedPolicies();
  68: 
  69:   /**
  70:    * Returns the parent node of this node, or null if this is the root
  71:    * node.
  72:    *
  73:    * @return The parent node, or null.
  74:    */
  75:   PolicyNode getParent();
  76: 
  77:   /**
  78:    * Returns a set of {@link PolicyQualifierInfo} objects that qualify
  79:    * the valid policy of this node. The root node should always return
  80:    * the empty set.
  81:    *
  82:    * @return The set of {@link PolicyQualifierInfo} objects.
  83:    */
  84:   java.util.Set getPolicyQualifiers();
  85: 
  86:   /**
  87:    * Get the policy OID this node represents. The root node should return
  88:    * the special value "any-policy".
  89:    *
  90:    * @return The policy of this node.
  91:    */
  92:   String getValidPolicy();
  93: 
  94:   /**
  95:    * Return the criticality flag of this policy node. Nodes who return
  96:    * true for this method should be considered critical. The root node
  97:    * is never critical.
  98:    *
  99:    * @return The criticality flag.
 100:    */
 101:   boolean isCritical();
 102: }