Package com.nimbusds.jose

Class JOSEObjectType

java.lang.Object

com.nimbusds.jose.JOSEObjectType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

@Immutable
public final class JOSEObjectType
extends Object
implements Serializable

JOSE object type, represents the typ header parameter in unsecured, JSON Web Signature (JWS) and JSON Web Encryption (JWE) objects. This class is immutable.

Includes constants for the following standard types:

• JOSE
• JOSE+JSON
• JWT

Additional types can be defined using the constructor.

Version:

2021-04-06

Author:

Vladimir Dzhuvinov

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static JOSEObjectType	JOSE	Compact encoded JOSE object type.
static JOSEObjectType	JOSE_JSON	JSON-encoded JOSE object type..
static JOSEObjectType	JWT	JSON Web Token (JWT) object type.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
JOSEObjectType(String type)	Creates a new JOSE object type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object object)	Overrides Object.equals().
String	getType()	Gets the JOSE object type.
int	hashCode()	Overrides Object.hashCode().
String	toJSONString()	Returns the JSON string representation of this JOSE object type.
String	toString()	Returns the string representation of this JOSE object type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

JOSE

public static final JOSEObjectType JOSE

Compact encoded JOSE object type.

JOSE_JSON

public static final JOSEObjectType JOSE_JSON

JSON-encoded JOSE object type..

JWT

public static final JOSEObjectType JWT

JSON Web Token (JWT) object type.

Constructor Detail

JOSEObjectType

public JOSEObjectType(String type)

Creates a new JOSE object type.

Parameters:

type - The object type. Must not be null.

Method Detail

getType

public String getType()

Gets the JOSE object type.

Returns:

The JOSE object type.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides Object.hashCode().

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

Returns:

The object hash code.

equals

public boolean equals(Object object)

Overrides Object.equals().

Overrides:

equals in class Object

Parameters:

object - The object to compare to.

Returns:

true if the objects have the same value, otherwise false.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the string representation of this JOSE object type.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

The string representation.

See Also:

getType()

toJSONString

public String toJSONString()

Returns the JSON string representation of this JOSE object type.

Returns:

The JSON string representation.