gnu.crypto.hash
Class HashFactory

java.lang.Object
  gnu.crypto.hash.HashFactory

public class HashFactory

extends java.lang.Object

A Factory to instantiate message digest algorithm instances.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Method Summary

static IMessageDigest	getInstance(java.lang.String name) Return an instance of a hash algorithm given its name.
static java.util.Set	getNames() Returns a Set of names of hash algorithms supported by this Factory.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static IMessageDigest getInstance(java.lang.String name)

Return an instance of a hash algorithm given its name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the hash algorithm.

Returns:

an instance of the hash algorithm, or null if none found.

Throws:

java.lang.InternalError - if the implementation does not pass its self- test.

getNames

public static final java.util.Set getNames()

Returns a Set of names of hash algorithms supported by this Factory.

Returns:

a Set of hash names (Strings).