package org.bouncycastle.asn1; /** * Marker interface for CHOICE objects - if you implement this in a role your * own object any attempt to tag the object implicitly will convert the tag to * an explicit one as the encoding rules require. * <p> * If you use this interface your class should also implement the getInstance() * pattern which takes a tag object and the tagging mode used. * </p> * <hr> * <p><b>X.690</b></p> * <p><b>8: Basic encoding rules</b></p> * <p><b>8.13 Encoding of a choice value </b></p> * <p> * The encoding of a choice value shall be the same as the encoding of a value of the chosen type. * <blockquote> * NOTE 1 — The encoding may be primitive or constructed depending on the chosen type. * <br /> * NOTE 2 — The tag used in the identifier octets is the tag of the chosen type, * as specified in the ASN.1 definition of the choice type. * </blockquote> * </p> */ public interface ASN1Choice { // marker interface }