CRLSelector.java

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package java.security.cert;

/**
 * The interface specification for determining whether a CRL meets some criteria
 * to select CRL objects among a set of {@code CRL}s.
 * <p>
 * The implementations of this interface are typically used to define the
 * criteria for selecting {@code CRL}s from a {@code CertStore}.
 *
 * @see CertStore
 * @see CRL
 */
public interface CRLSelector extends Cloneable {

    /**
     * Clones this {@code CRLSelector} instance.
     *
     * @return the cloned instance.
     */
    public Object clone();

    /**
     * Checks whether the defined criteria of this instance match the specified
     * CRL.
     *
     * @param crl
     *            the CRL to be evaluated.
     * @return {@code true} if the CRL matches the criteria, {@code false}
     *         otherwise.
     */
    public boolean match(CRL crl);
}