All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DNSName, EDIPartyName, GeneralName, IPAddressName, OIDName, OtherName, RFC822Name, URIName, X500Name
```
public interface GeneralNameInterface
extends java.io.Serializable
```
This interface specifies the abstract methods which have to be implemented by all the members of the GeneralNames ASN.1 object.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`NAME_ANY`	The list of names supported.
`static int`	`NAME_DIRECTORY`
`static int`	`NAME_DNS`
`static int`	`NAME_EDI`
`static int`	`NAME_IP`
`static int`	`NAME_OID`
`static int`	`NAME_RFC822`
`static int`	`NAME_URI`
`static int`	`NAME_X400`

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`encode(DerOutputStream out)`	Encode the name to the specified DerOutputStream.
`int`	`getType()`	Return the type of the general name, as defined above.
`default boolean`	`validSingle()`	Whether the name is valid as a single name (e.g. for use in Subject Alternative Name extension).
`default boolean`	`validSubtree()`	Whether the name is valid as a subtree name (e.g. for use in Name Constraints extension)

- Field Detail
  - NAME_ANY
```
static final int NAME_ANY
```
    The list of names supported.
    
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_RFC822
```
static final int NAME_RFC822
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_DNS
```
static final int NAME_DNS
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_X400
```
static final int NAME_X400
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_DIRECTORY
```
static final int NAME_DIRECTORY
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_EDI
```
static final int NAME_EDI
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_URI
```
static final int NAME_URI
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_IP
```
static final int NAME_IP
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - NAME_OID
```
static final int NAME_OID
```
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    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getType
```
int getType()
```
    Return the type of the general name, as defined above.
  - encode
```
void encode(DerOutputStream out)
     throws java.io.IOException
```
    Encode the name to the specified DerOutputStream.
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - the DerOutputStream to encode the GeneralName to.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - thrown if the GeneralName could not be encoded.
  - validSingle
```
default boolean validSingle()
```
    Whether the name is valid as a single name (e.g. for use in Subject Alternative Name extension).
  - validSubtree
```
default boolean validSubtree()
```
    Whether the name is valid as a subtree name (e.g. for use in Name Constraints extension)

Interface GeneralNameInterface

Field Summary

Method Summary

Field Detail

NAME_ANY

NAME_RFC822

NAME_DNS

NAME_X400

NAME_DIRECTORY

NAME_EDI

NAME_URI

NAME_IP

NAME_OID

Method Detail

getType

encode

validSingle

validSubtree