Package org.bouncycastle.util

Interface Memoable

All Known Implementing Classes:
GeneralDigest, LongDigest, MD5Digest, SHA1Digest, SHA256Digest, SHA384Digest, SHA512Digest
public interface Memoable

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    Memoable copy()
    Produce a copy of this object with its configuration and in its current state.
    void reset​(Memoable other)
    Restore a copied object state into this object.

  • Method Details

    • copy

      Memoable copy()
      Produce a copy of this object with its configuration and in its current state.

      The returned object may be used simply to store the state, or may be used as a similar object starting from the copied state.

    • reset

      void reset​(Memoable other)
      Restore a copied object state into this object.

      Implementations of this method should try to avoid or minimise memory allocation to perform the reset.

      Parameters:
      other - an object originally copied from an object of the same type as this instance.
      Throws:
      ClassCastException - if the provided object is not of the correct type.
      MemoableResetException - if the other parameter is in some other way invalid.