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/*

 * $Id: AlgorithmMethod.java,v 1.4 2005/05/10 15:47:41 mullan Exp $

 */

package javax.xml.crypto;

import java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec;

/**

 * An abstract representation of an algorithm defined in the XML Security

 * specifications. Subclasses represent specific types of XML security

 * algorithms, such as a {@link javax.xml.crypto.dsig.Transform}.

 *

 * @author Sean Mullan

 * @author JSR 105 Expert Group

 * @since 1.6

 */

public interface AlgorithmMethod {

    /**

     * Returns the algorithm URI of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.

     *

     * @return the algorithm URI of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>

     */

    String getAlgorithm();

    /**

     * Returns the algorithm parameters of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.

     *

     * @return the algorithm parameters of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.

     *    Returns <code>null</code> if this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code> does

     *    not require parameters and they are not specified.

     */

    AlgorithmParameterSpec getParameterSpec();

}