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## javax.xml.crypto.dsig
Interface XMLObject

All Superinterfaces:
  XMLStructure

    public interface XMLObject

extends XMLStructure

A representation of the XML `Object` element as defined in the W3C Recommendation for XML-Signature Syntax and Processing. An `XMLObject` may contain any data and may include optional MIME type, ID, and encoding attributes. The XML Schema Definition is defined as:

     <element name="Object" type="ds:ObjectType"/>
     <complexType name="ObjectType" mixed="true">
       <sequence minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
         <any namespace="##any" processContents="lax"/>
       </sequence>
       <attribute name="Id" type="ID" use="optional"/>
       <attribute name="MimeType" type="string" use="optional"/>
       <attribute name="Encoding" type="anyURI" use="optional"/>
     </complexType>

A `XMLObject` instance may be created by invoking the `newXMLObject` method of the `XMLSignatureFactory` class; for example:

       XMLSignatureFactory fac = XMLSignatureFactory.getInstance("DOM");
       List content = Collections.singletonList(fac.newManifest(references)));
       XMLObject object = factory.newXMLObject(content, "object-1", null, null);

Note that this class is named `XMLObject` rather than `Object` to avoid naming clashes with the existing `java.lang.Object` class.

Since:
  1.6
See Also:
  `XMLSignatureFactory.newXMLObject(List, String, String, String)`

Field Summary
`static String` | `TYPE` URI that identifies the `Object` element (this can be specified as the value of the `type` parameter of the `Reference` class to identify the referent's type).

Method Summary
`List` | `getContent()` Returns an `unmodifiable list` of `XMLStructure`s contained in this `XMLObject`, which represent elements from any namespace.
`String` | `getEncoding()` Returns the encoding URI of this `XMLObject`.
`String` | `getId()` Returns the Id of this `XMLObject`.
`String` | `getMimeType()` Returns the mime type of this `XMLObject`.

Methods inherited from interface javax.xml.crypto.XMLStructure
`isFeatureSupported`

Field Detail

### TYPE

    static final String TYPE

  URI that identifies the `Object` element (this can be specified as the value of the `type` parameter of the `Reference` class to identify the referent's type).

  See Also:
    Constant Field Values

Method Detail

### getContent

    List getContent()

  Returns an `unmodifiable list` of `XMLStructure`s contained in this `XMLObject`, which represent elements from any namespace.

  If there is a public subclass representing the type of `XMLStructure`, it is returned as an instance of that class (ex: a `SignatureProperties` element would be returned as an instance of `SignatureProperties`).

  Returns:
    an unmodifiable list of `XMLStructure`s (may be empty but never `null`)

### getId

    String getId()

  Returns the Id of this `XMLObject`.

  Returns:
    the Id (or `null` if not specified)

### getMimeType

    String getMimeType()

  Returns the mime type of this `XMLObject`. The mime type is an optional attribute which describes the data within this `XMLObject` (independent of its encoding).

  Returns:
    the mime type (or `null` if not specified)

### getEncoding

    String getEncoding()

  Returns the encoding URI of this `XMLObject`. The encoding URI identifies the method by which the object is encoded.

  Returns:
    the encoding URI (or `null` if not specified)

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