Module java.xml.crypto
Package javax.xml.crypto

Interface URIReference

All Known Subinterfaces:
DOMURIReference, Reference, RetrievalMethod
public interface URIReference
Identifies a data object via a URI-Reference, as specified by RFC 2396.

Note that some subclasses may not have a type attribute and for objects of those types, the getType() method always returns null.

Since:
1.6
See Also:
URIDereferencer

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    String getType()
    Returns the type of data referenced by this URI.
    String getURI()
    Returns the URI of the referenced data object.

  • Method Details

    • getURI

      String getURI()
      Returns the URI of the referenced data object.
      Returns:
      the URI of the data object in RFC 2396 format (may be null if not specified)

    • getType

      String getType()
      Returns the type of data referenced by this URI.
      Returns:
      the type (a URI) of the data object (may be null if not specified)