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25
26package java.security.cert;
27
28/**
29 * A selector that defines a set of criteria for selecting <code>CRL</code>s.
30 * Classes that implement this interface are often used to specify
31 * which <code>CRL</code>s should be retrieved from a <code>CertStore</code>.
32 * <p>
33 * <b>Concurrent Access</b>
34 * <p>
35 * Unless otherwise specified, the methods defined in this interface are not
36 * thread-safe. Multiple threads that need to access a single
37 * object concurrently should synchronize amongst themselves and
38 * provide the necessary locking. Multiple threads each manipulating
39 * separate objects need not synchronize.
40 *
41 * @see CRL
42 * @see CertStore
43 * @see CertStore#getCRLs
44 *
45 * @author      Steve Hanna
46 * @since       1.4
47 */
48public interface CRLSelector extends Cloneable {
49
50    /**
51     * Decides whether a <code>CRL</code> should be selected.
52     *
53     * @param   crl     the <code>CRL</code> to be checked
54     * @return  <code>true</code> if the <code>CRL</code> should be selected,
55     * <code>false</code> otherwise
56     */
57    boolean match(CRL crl);
58
59    /**
60     * Makes a copy of this <code>CRLSelector</code>. Changes to the
61     * copy will not affect the original and vice versa.
62     *
63     * @return a copy of this <code>CRLSelector</code>
64     */
65    Object clone();
66}
67