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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
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+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
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+ */
+/*
+ * $Id: AlgorithmMethod.java,v 1.4 2005/05/10 15:47:41 mullan Exp $
+ */
+package javax.xml.crypto;
+
+import java.security.spec.AlgorithmParameterSpec;
+
+/**
+ * An abstract representation of an algorithm defined in the XML Security
+ * specifications. Subclasses represent specific types of XML security
+ * algorithms, such as a {@link javax.xml.crypto.dsig.Transform}.
+ *
+ * @author Sean Mullan
+ * @author JSR 105 Expert Group
+ * @since 1.6
+ */
+public interface AlgorithmMethod {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the algorithm URI of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.
+     *
+     * @return the algorithm URI of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>
+     */
+    String getAlgorithm();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the algorithm parameters of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.
+     *
+     * @return the algorithm parameters of this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code>.
+     *    Returns <code>null</code> if this <code>AlgorithmMethod</code> does
+     *    not require parameters and they are not specified.
+     */
+    AlgorithmParameterSpec getParameterSpec();
+}