AbstractDERType (Ldaptive 2.3.2 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.ldaptive.asn1.AbstractDERType

Direct Known Subclasses:

BooleanType, ConstructedDEREncoder, ContextType, IntegerType, NullType, OctetStringType, OidType, UuidType
```
public abstract class AbstractDERType
extends Object
```
Provides functionality common to DER types implementations.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

private int derTag
Constructed tag.

private static int SHORT_FORM_INT_LENGTH
Length of short form integers.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractDERType(DERTag tag)
Creates a new abstract der type.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected byte[]`	`encode(byte[]... items)`	DER encodes the supplied items with the tag associated with this type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - SHORT_FORM_INT_LENGTH
```
private static final int SHORT_FORM_INT_LENGTH
```
    Length of short form integers.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - derTag
```
private final int derTag
```
    Constructed tag.
- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractDERType
```
public AbstractDERType(DERTag tag)
```
    Creates a new abstract der type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    tag - to encode for this type
- Method Detail
  - encode
```
protected byte[] encode(byte[]... items)
```
    DER encodes the supplied items with the tag associated with this type. If the length is greater than 127 bytes the long form is always expressed using 4 bytes.
    
    Parameters:
    
    items - to encode
    
    Returns:
    
    DER encoded items