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table 8.1 overview of the Provider Class

Method Description and Remarks

elements() This method returns an enumeration of the values in

this hashtable.

entrySet() This method returns an unmodiiable set view of the

property entries contained in this provider.

get(Object key) This method returns the value to which the speciied

key is mapped or null if this map contains no mapping
for the key.

getInfo() This method returns a description of the provider and

its services in a human-readable format.

getName() This method returns the name of a given provider.

getProperty(String key) This method searches for the property with the

speciied key in this property list.

getService(String type,
String algorithm)

This method returns the service describing this
provider's implementation of the speciied type of this
algorithm or alias.

getServices() Get an unmodiiable set of all services supported by

this provider.

getVersion() Returns the version number for this provider.

keys() Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

keySet() Returns an unmodiiable set view of the property keys

contained in this provider.

load(InputStream inStream) Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the

input stream.

put(Object key,
Object value)

Sets the key property to have the speciied value.

putAll(Map<?,?> t) Copies all of the mappings from the speciied map to

this provider.

putService(Provider.
Service s)

Add a service.

remove(Object key) Removes the key property (and its corresponding

value).

removeService(Provider.
Service s)

Remove a service previously added using
putService() .

values() Returns an unmodiiable collection view of the

property values contained in this provider.