1 package org.bouncycastle.asn1; 2 3 /** 4 * Marker interface for CHOICE objects - if you implement this in a role your 5 * own object any attempt to tag the object implicitly will convert the tag to 6 * an explicit one as the encoding rules require. 7 * <p> 8 * If you use this interface your class should also implement the getInstance() 9 * pattern which takes a tag object and the tagging mode used. 10 * </p> 11 * <hr> 12 * <p><b>X.690</b></p> 13 * <p><b>8: Basic encoding rules</b></p> 14 * <p><b>8.13 Encoding of a choice value </b></p> 15 * <p> 16 * The encoding of a choice value shall be the same as the encoding of a value of the chosen type. 17 * <blockquote> 18 * NOTE 1 — The encoding may be primitive or constructed depending on the chosen type. 19 * <br /> 20 * NOTE 2 — The tag used in the identifier octets is the tag of the chosen type, 21 * as specified in the ASN.1 definition of the choice type. 22 * </blockquote> 23 * </p> 24 */ 25 public interface ASN1Choice 26 { 27 // marker interface 28 } 29