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  public
  
  
  abstract
  class
  EncodedKeySpec
  
    extends Object
  
  
  
  
  
      implements
      
        KeySpec
      
  
  
| java.lang.Object | |
| ↳ | java.security.spec.EncodedKeySpec | 
This class represents a public or private key in encoded format.
| Public constructors | |
|---|---|
| 
      EncodedKeySpec(byte[] encodedKey)
      Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key. | |
| Public methods | |
|---|---|
| 
        
        
        
        
        
        byte[] | 
      getEncoded()
      Returns the encoded key. | 
| 
        abstract
        
        
        
        
        String | 
      getFormat()
      Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification. | 
| Inherited methods | |
|---|---|
public EncodedKeySpec (byte[] encodedKey)
Creates a new EncodedKeySpec with the given encoded key.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| encodedKey | byte: the encoded key. The contents of the
 array are copied to protect against subsequent modification. | 
| Throws | |
|---|---|
| NullPointerException | if encodedKeyis null. | 
public byte[] getEncoded ()
Returns the encoded key.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| byte[] | the encoded key. Returns a new array each time this method is called. | 
public abstract String getFormat ()
Returns the name of the encoding format associated with this key specification.
If the opaque representation of a key
 (see Key) can be transformed
 (see KeyFactory)
 into this key specification (or a subclass of it),
 getFormat called
 on the opaque key returns the same value as the
 getFormat method
 of this key specification.
| Returns | |
|---|---|
| String | a string representation of the encoding format. |